Don’t get taken alive, Israeli soldiers told
Published: 26 January, 2009, 16:53
Israeli soldiers fighting in Gaza this month were ordered to kill themselves rather than be captured, according to the Israeli newspaper Yediot Achronot.
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Published: 26 January, 2009, 16:53
Israeli soldiers fighting in Gaza this month were ordered to kill themselves rather than be captured, according to the Israeli newspaper Yediot Achronot.