rules of engagement

Report:

Soldiers not permitted to open fire on Gaza border

IDF's rules of engagement do not make it possible to enforce new security zone that was announced at the beginning of the war.

Due to pressure from Gantz:

Changes to rules of engagement will not be put to a vote

Attorney General withdrew her agreement to change which would loosen rules of engagement for police officers.

Op-ed:

The rules of war

What Hamas is NOT, is a recognized armed force operating under the aegis of a duly-elected state. Op-ed.

New instructions to soldiers:

'Only shoot stone-throwers in the ankles'

IDF soldiers in Judea and Samaria received instructions not to kill stone-throwing terrorists, citing "A dead stone-thrower incites riots".

Alan Dershowitz warns:

'If rules of engagement are changed, Israel will be indicted'

Prominent American lawyer criticizes Ben Gvir's initiative to change the rules of engagement for IDF soldiers.

Israel's rules of engagement re crime and proto-terrorism.

For decades, Israelis have suffered from a proto-terroristic crime-wave of Arab car, land, and agricultural theft. How to end it. Op-ed.

Will Netanyahu be able to 'hold back' right-wing parties?

Coalition partners Ben-Gvir and Smotrich will likely push for looser rules of engagement, while Shas tightens kashrut oversight.

IDF Rules of Engagement gave terrorists time to murder a family

A terrorist shot into a Sukkah. IDF snipers saw him before he did so, so what kept them from shooting first? Op-ed.

Bennett to US ambassador: I'm not ready to lose soldiers in vain

Alternate PM says US pressure on Israel over its rules of engagement following reporter's death sets 'dangerous and unacceptable precedent.'

Lapid to US:

'No one can dictate our rules of engagement to us'

PM tells US: I won't allow an IDF soldier to be prosecuted just to receive applause from abroad.

US pressing Israel to review rules of engagement

State Department deputy spokesperson says US wants Israel to review its policies in light of death of Al Jazeera journalist.

Report:

US asked Israel to review IDF's rules of engagement

Axios report: Blinken asked Gantz to review Israel's "rules of engagement" in Judea and Samaria following killing of Shireen Abu Aqleh.

We haven't got a prayer

We are beseeching God to intervene and grant our soldiers victory, yet our own rules of military engagement subvert that prayer. Op-ed.

Gantz: Soldiers have full backing to neutralize threats

Defense Minister responds to criticism of IDF's rules of engagement after soldier shot and killed at close range on Gaza border.

Deputy Minister Oren: Change the rules of engagement

Deputy Minister Michael Oren says soldiers should be instructed to shoot terrorists in order to kill them.

New rules of engagement - against thieves

IDF changes open-fire rules in cases of theft of military equipment, allows soldiers to open fire on thieves for the first time.

Unlearning the Oslo rules of appeasement

A-G prohibits shooting terrorists once neutralized

Despite unprecedented terror wave, firing shots is a last resort, Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein insists.

Paratrooper: 'He Stabbed Me in the Head, I Pinned Him Down'

First Sgt. Yoav Leitman was stabbed in the arm and head but did not shoot the assailant, pinning him down and taking his knife instead.

Rabbi Mertzbach's Daughter: Allow Soldiers to Protect Themselves

The daughter of Rabbi Dan Mertzbach expects that IDF soldiers in Judea and Samaria be allowed to open fire when in danger.

Rabbi Mertzbach's Family: Jewish Blood Will Not be Ignored

The family of Rabbi Dan Mertzbach z”l responds to video which shows him being mistakenly shot dead by an IDF soldier.

Will Yaalon Pull the Trigger on Rock Terrorism?

Expert says new defense minister's test is whether he will nip new unrest in the bud.

MK Yogev: IDF Should Fire on Terrorists

Bayit Yehudi's MK Moti Yogev hopes new defense minister will change rules of engagement.