The Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Watan published on op-ed piece which slammed the “Breaking the Silence” report’s allegations of IDF misconduct in Gaza. Abdallah al-Hadlaq’s July 19 piece said the report was “unfair, unbalanced, and lacking in proof” as well as sourcing or corroboration. He called for the allegations to be rejected because “the IDF has proved that its troops follow international law and obey orders despite the stress of battle.”
“One wonders where it [Breaking the Silence] was when Hamas used schools and homes for weapons storage or for missile launchers,” wrote al-Hadlaq. “Israeli pilots reported many secondary explosions after they hit Hamas targets. Where was that organization when Hamas smuggled tons of illicit weapons through a network of tunnels from Egypt?”