Overview

• Israeli broadcaster Channel 12 aired recordings attributed to Aharon Haliva, with translations reported by outlets including the Jerusalem Post.
• In the clips, Haliva is heard advocating 50 Palestinian deaths for every Israeli killed on October 7, saying it could include children and invoking the term “Nakba.”
• Haliva led IDF military intelligence during the October 7 attacks and resigned in April 2024 over leadership responsibility.
• Responding to the broadcast, Haliva expressed regret, calling the material fragments from a closed forum and stating he bears ultimate responsibility for October 7.
• Channel 12 did not identify the interlocutors or date the conversations, while protests in Tel Aviv called for ending the war, freeing hostages, and holding the government to account.