Israel's military clarifies rules of engagement against stone-throwersIsraeli soldiers will only be allowed to shoot in a 'life-threatening situation'Head of the Israeli military's Central Command, Major General Yehuda Fuchs, clarified in a letter to the military on Monday the guidelines for open fire against Palestinian stone-throwers.According to the guidelines outlined by Fuchs, Israeli soldiers will only be allowed to shoot in a “life-threatening situation.”In response to the letter, the military's spokesperson stated: "The rules of opening fire are adapted to the operational needs and guide the Israeli soldiers during their activities to remove various threats."The document that was distributed emphasizes the importance of requiring the commanders and soldiers to act with precision and professionalism according to the purity of the weapon," the statement continued.We will emphasize that this is a classified document.”Leading up to the formation of the new government, Israel's new National Security Minister far-right lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir pushed for open-fire regulations to be relaxed to allow them to shoot anyone representing a "potential threat."In a December interview with Army Radio, the firebrand politician said that “whoever throws a Molotov cocktail needs to be shot,” adding that a” stone is murderous” too."