Israeli general promoted after killing a child, fired for having an affairIsraeli Brigadier General Yisrael Shomer, head of the IDF's operations division, was dismissed this week, not for the 2015 killing of a 17-year-old Palestinian at the Qalandiyah checkpoint, but for an alleged sexual relationship with a subordinate. Shomer, who had received an honorary doctorate from Reichman University in 2024, had his resignation accepted by the IDF chief of staff following accusations of "exploiting power relationships" and "moral offenses."
On July 3, 2015, Shomer, then commander of the Binyamin Brigade, shot Mohammad Kasba three times in the back as the teenager fled after striking Shomer's car window with a rock. Witnesses reported that Shomer turned the boy's body over with his foot before leaving the scene. The military prosecutor later closed the case, ruling it an "operational accident," and the High Court rejected the family's appeal in 2020. Rather than facing consequences, Shomer was subsequently promoted to senior command positions.
Mohammad Kasba was the third son of Fatma and Sami Kasba to be killed by Israeli forces. His brothers Yasir, 10, and Samer, 15, were shot in the head within 40 days of each other in 2002. The case has reignited debate over accountability within the IDF, with critics arguing the institution's moral framework is fundamentally inverted, rewarding lethal force against civilians while penalizing personal misconduct.
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