Thread by @NaheedMustafa

(IDF) gave sweeping approval for officers to adopt Lavender’s kill lists, with no requirement to thoroughly check why the machine made those choices...they would personally devote only about “20 seconds” to each target before authorizing a bombing 
972mag.com/lavender-ai-is…

Israeli army systematically attacked targeted individuals while they were in their homes — usually at night while their whole families were present —automated systems, incl one called “Where’s Daddy?” used...to carry out bombings when they had entered their family’s residences.

"We were not interested in killing [Hamas] operatives only when they were in a military building or engaged in a military activity...It’s much easier to bomb a family’s home. The system is built to look for them in these situations.”

...according to the sources, when it came to targeting alleged junior militants marked by Lavender, the army preferred to only use unguided missiles which can destroy entire buildings on top of their occupants...“You don’t want to waste expensive bombs on unimportant people..."

...for every junior Hamas operative it was permissible to kill up to 15 or 20 civilians...in the event that the target was a senior Hamas official
..the army on several occasions authorized the killing of more than 100 civilians in the assassination of a single commander.

Honestly, the quotes in the piece are devoid of conscience. It's breathtaking, the clear-eyed confidence in saying it's fine to kill an alleged junior Hamas figure in his home with his entire family, and even if we're wrong, we're fine with taking the chance.