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An Israeli artillery unit fires a shell toward the Gaza Strip from its position near the border, July 24, 2014. (Yotam Ronen/Activestills.org)

Chronicle of a tragedy foretold in Gaza

If there’s one takeaway from the newly published Breaking the Silence report, it’s that the IDF is most certainly not the most moral army in the world. By Ido Even Paz Breaking the Silence member Idan Barir published an article during last summer’s Gaza war, in which he warned against the firing of artillery into…

By +972 Magazine May 5, 2015

Damages can been seen inside the burned home of Fares Abu Teir following Israeli attacks on Abasan village, East of Khan Yunis, July 27, 2014. During the ceasefire on 26 July, many Palestinians went back to Abasan to inspect the damages together with medics who attempted to rescue injured or collect bodies. Israeli attacks have killed more than 1,000 Palestinians and injured around 5,000 in the current offensive.

IDF soldier: Artillery fire in Gaza is like Russian roulette

During Operation Protective Edge the IDF has shot thousands of artillery shells into Gaza, the impact location of which are uncontrollable. As an ex-combat soldier in the artillery corps, I feel obligated to explain how artillery fire on a civilian population can be both dangerous and lethal. By Idan Barir (translated by Hadas Leonov) Amid…

By +972 Magazine August 8, 2014