Surprised by Oct. 7 and fearful of another attack, Israel weakened safeguards meant to protect noncombatants, allowing officers to endanger up to 20 people in each airstrike. One of the deadliest bombardments of the 21st century followed.

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By Patrick Kingsley,Natan Odenheimer,Bilal Shbair,Ronen Bergman,John Ismay,Sheera Frenkel and Adam Sella

The reporters interviewed more than 100 soldiers and officials in Israel, dozens of victims of the strikes in Gaza, and experts on the rules of armed conflict.

Dec. 26, 2024