Retired general Herzi Halevi says ‘not once’ had legal advice constrained Israel’s military decisions in the strip Former army chief of staff Herzi Halevi (r) in Gaza in 2023. His tally of killed and injured Palestinians is close to that of Gaza’s health ministry. Photograph: Israel Defense Forces/Reuters A former Israeli army commander, Herzi Halevi, has confirmed that more than 200,000 Palestinians have been killed or injured in the war in Gaza, and that “not once” in the c