Palestinians need to face a Nakba “every now and then” and the spiralling death toll in Gaza is “necessary”, said former Israeli intelligence chief Maj Gen Aharon Haliva, in audio recordings broadcast on Ulpan Shishi, a TV programme which aired on Israel’s Channel 12, on Friday. “The fact that there are already 50,000 dead in Gaza is necessary and required for future generations,” Haliva stated, severely undercounting the true toll of Israel’s ongoing genocidal assault. According to the health ministry in Gaza, the number of Palestinians killed is nearing 62,000 the majority of them women and children. Haliva framed the mass killing in Gaza as a calculated and justified punishment. “For each one [killed] on 7 October, 50 Palestinians have … Continue reading Israel needs ‘a Nakba every now and then’ and prefers Hamas rule, says ex-intelligence chief