Israeli soldiers speak out on killings of Gaza civilians

Israeli security forces drive past the ruins of buildings in Gaza City. The documentary shows the mental strain on at least some soldiers in Gaza. Photograph: Ohad Zwigenberg/AP

Nov. 10, 2025 - Israeli soldiers have described a free-for-all in Gaza and a breakdown in norms and legal constraints, with civilians killed at the whim of individual officers, according to testimony in a TV documentary.

“If you want to shoot without restraint, you can,” Daniel, the commander of an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) tank unit, says in Breaking Ranks: Inside Israel’s War, due to be broadcast in the UK on ITV on Monday evening.

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