Record Explainer
When Does Israel Say a Home Can Be a Military Target?
A building can be a military objective by its nature, location, purpose or use, Israel’s Foreign Ministry stated on 2 November 2023.
Topic
Security and Accountability
What the IDF, the Military Advocate General’s Corps and the Israel Police publish about their own conduct, and the thresholds that produced the counts.
Chronology
What Did the IDF Say About the NAZA Documentary?
The IDF stated on 14 September 2026 that no Gaza strike it planned or approved anticipated 500 civilian deaths, and that people, not AI, approve strikes.
Key Figures
How Does the IDF Warn Civilians Before Strikes in Gaza?
Over 15 million texts, over 12 million pre-recorded calls and over 4.5 million leaflets to 8 December 2023, on the Foreign Ministry’s count of Israel’s own.
Counting Comparison
How Many Hamas Fighters Does Israel Say It Has Killed?
The IDF stated on 29 February 2024 it had eliminated over 13,000 people it calls terrorists in Gaza; later counts cover separate periods.
Chronology
Has the IDF Published Its Own Footage of Aborted Strikes?
IDF pages have carried aborted-strike video since 11 March 2012; the IDF released Gaza footage on 18 December 2023 and 7 September 2026.
Record Explainer
Does the IDF Use AI to Choose Targets in Gaza?
The IDF answers no: it says Habsora and Lavender assist analysts, a human identifies each target, and operational commanders approve strikes.
Record Explainer
Does the IDF Set a Limit on How Many Civilians a Strike May Kill?
No Israeli publication read here sets a number. The Foreign Ministry says excessive harm is not measured in absolute numbers, and the IDF assesses each strike.
Record Explainer
Does the IDF Call Off Strikes When Civilians Appear?
IDF footage supplied to IsraelFact shows 7 strikes called off, 1 held and 10 diverted in 18 clips dated 4 April 2024 to 12 July 2026.
Record Explainer
Can an IDF Legal Adviser Stop a Strike?
Israel’s Foreign Ministry states IDF legal opinions are binding on individual attacks; a senior commander then approves, suspends or aborts.
Key Figures
How Many Palestinians From Gaza Does Israel Hold? 1,477 in December 2025
The Israel Prison Service counted 1,477 Gaza residents held on security grounds at the end of December 2025, of them 1,189 as unlawful combatants.
Record Explainer
What Did Israel Say Its War Aims Were After October 7?
Israel’s own statement of its objectives, with the hostage counts attached: 207 returned, 48 remaining, on the Foreign Ministry’s count of September 2025.
Record Explainer
Why Did Israel Fail to See the October 7 Attack Coming?
The IDF’s expert team named 6 central factors for the 7 October failure, and the Israel Security Agency dates detection of the plans to 2018 and 2022.
Primary Document
What Did Israel’s Cabinet Decide About the Gaza Ceasefire?
Decision 3396, adopted 9 October 2025: a ceasefire on adoption, 48 hostages in 72 hours, 250 prisoners and 1,722 Gaza detainees.
Record Explainer
Does Israel Publish a Proportionality Assessment for Gaza Strikes?
Israel’s bodies publish investigation counts, thresholds and a judicial proportionality test. No Israeli body publishes a strike-level assessment.
Key Figures
How Many Strikes Has Israel Carried Out in Iran? 7,600 on the IDF Count
The Israel Defense Forces counts approximately 7,600 strikes across Iran in its live update of 13 March 2026, its own running total.
Key Figures
Is Israel Ready for a Chemical Release in Wartime?
About 3.2 million residents live in areas at risk, on the State Comptroller’s 2022 audit of preparedness for hazardous materials damage in combat.
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Were Israeli Soldiers Trained in the Laws of War?
Israel’s State Comptroller recorded in March 2018 that IDF international-law training was conducted, and what the training instructions did not cover.
Key Figures
How Many Complaints Against Israeli Police Lead to Charges? 68 in 2021
68 of 5,356 final decisions by Israel’s Police Investigations Department in 2021 ended in a criminal indictment, on the State Comptroller’s audit.
Chronology
How Long Did Israel Take to Act on the Turkel Report?
About 3 years and 5 months from Turkel’s second report in February 2013 to the government decision of 3 July 2016, on the State Comptroller’s audit.
Key Figures
Does Israel Adhere to Humanitarian Protocols?
What Israel’s own bodies publish: the IDF ethical code, stated precautions, 74 investigations opened, and COGAT’s recorded aid tonnages.
Record Explainer
How Many Criminal Investigations Has the IDF Opened Over Gaza?
The Military Advocate General’s Corps reported 74 criminal investigations opened as at 3 August 2024, on its own count, under a reasonable-suspicion standard.