Israel National News reports: “Major General (res.) Ya’ir Golan, the chairman of the Democrats Party, reneged on his previous statements regarding Israel’s conduct in Gaza, stating unequivocally: ‘Of course Israel does not kill babies as a hobby. Israel has not committed war crimes in Gaza.’

In an interview on Channel 12’s ‘Meet the Press,’ Golan addressed remarks he made at the beginning of the war, where he suggested starving Gaza’s population. He now says those comments are no longer applicable: ‘What was right then is not right today.’

Golan emphasized that his criticism was directed at the political leadership, not the IDF. ‘My words were aimed at the political echelon. The goal of the war is political. Hamas has been militarily defeated—we need to end the war and secure the release of all the hostages in one move.’…”