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The head of the IDF Central Command has effectively ordered troops to shoot stone-throwers on sight – so long as they are Palestinian. Soldiers are following through. Youssef Shtayyeh, 15, was shot dead from 100 meters away as he fled
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Sameh Shtayyeh with a photo of his son, Youssef. "How does a country like Israel shoot children?" Credit: Alex Levac
The head of the IDF Central Command has effectively ordered troops to shoot stone-throwers on sight – so long as they are Palestinian. Soldiers are following through. Youssef Shtayyeh, 15, was shot dead from 100 meters away as he fled
07:55 AM • May 09 2026 IDT
Avi Bluth, the top officer in the Israel Defense Forces Central Command, this week reformulated the army's long-standing Code of Ethics – and the chief of staff was silent.
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