India, May 6 -- Israeli military chief Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth said that his forces are "killing like we haven't killed since 1967," reportedly admitting that Israel's troops discriminate between Jews and Palestinians.

Bluth made the remarks at a recent closed forum, according to Israeli newspaper Haaretz. The Israel Defense Forces Central Command chief said that Israeli troops fatally shot several Palestinian stone-throwers. He has so far not acknowledged the remarks reported by Haaretz.

Bluth said that Israeli forces killed 42 Palestinian stone-throwers in 2025. He admitted that he, however, does not support shooting at Jewish settlers throwing rocks at vehicles. Referring to an incident from last year, he said that two masked jews were f...