Overview
- The ITV documentary Breaking Ranks features on-the-record and anonymous Israeli soldiers describing a collapse of rules in Gaza, with civilians shot at individual commanders’ discretion.
- Multiple testimonies allege the routine use of Palestinian civilians as human shields, including a method described as the “mosquito protocol” for tunnel operations.
- A contractor identified as “Sam” says he saw IDF troops shoot unarmed people running for aid at Gaza Humanitarian Foundation distribution points.
- Reporting cites UN figures that at least 944 Palestinian civilians were killed while seeking aid near GHF sites during the conflict.
- The IDF says it remains committed to the rule of law, denies systematic wrongdoing, and notes that the Military Police Criminal Investigation Division has opened several ongoing cases, while the film and journalists report minimal disciplinary outcomes so far.