Ex-Israeli intelligence chief said 50 Palestinians must die for every 7 October victim

It does not matter if they are children,' said Aharon Haliva in recorded comments calling the death toll necessary'

The Israeli general who headed military intelligence on 7 October 2023 has said 50 Palestinians must die for every person killed that day and it does not matter now if they are children", in recordings broadcast by Israel's Channel 12 TV station.

Aharon Haliva said the toll in Gaza, which he put at more than 50,000 dead, was necessary" as a message to future generations" of Palestinians.