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Breaking Ranks: Inside Israel's War

Breaking Ranks: Inside Israel's War

Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers speak out about what they saw and did in Gaza while alleging serious misconduct and potential violations of international law.

2025•1h 10m•3.0/10
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Breaking Ranks: Inside Israel’s War presents the first-hand recollections of IDF soldiers who have broken official silence to share their experiences of the war in Gaza - accounts that may raise serious questions about conduct on the ground and potential breaches of international law. Directed by award-winning filmmaker Ben Zand, the film features exclusive interviews with Israel Defense Forces (IDF), reservists and veterans - many speaking for the first time - who served during the war in Gaza. Their testimonies describe what they recall as indiscriminate bombardment, instances where Palestinian civilians were used as human shields, and an operational culture that some soldiers characterised as “no innocents in Gaza.”

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ITV, ZANDLAND Films

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