¹Jameel Al-Masri, 63 yo hospital worker, was used as a human shield by the 435th Rotem Battalion, Tomer Company, under the command of Major Yehuda El Kobi, a fanatic settler from Hebron, & his deputy, Captain Ori Ziv for 3 months
⁴ Earlier, I blurred and shared a photo of the soldiers to help identify the victim — which we successfully did. However, after learning that the IDF instructed the soldiers involved to delete all content related to their military service, apparently to destroy evidence, I am now releasing the unblurred photos.
⁵ This is not the first incident; in Jabalia, the company was also directly responsible for other documented cases uncovered involving the use of human shields.
⁶ In April 2025, the same Tomer Company, 435 Battalion of the Givati Brigade also posted photos showing them using Palestinians as human shields in Rafah.
⁷ Back in October, I reported on how the Operations Company (Mitzvait), from the same battalion then led by U.S. national Yonah Kornstein and his deputy, Lt. Amit Nechmya, used Palestinians as human shields in both Rafah and Jabalia.
This is not incidental — it is systematic. Israel is addicted to the use of human shields.
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This morning, Israeli Officer Major. Yaniv Golan, Company Commander in 22nd Carmeli Battalion who fought in Gaza for months & is involved in executions of civilians.
“Residents of Gaza are the biggest Nazis. They are our enemy. Not Hamas. We shouldn’t be making this distinction”
We were informed of Mohammed Bardawil’s death by his father, Saeed Bardawil, who also witnessed the massacre. Saeed and his son was abducted by Major Nikolai Ashurov and his unit. Mohammed was killed in the Mawasi area
We had scheduled an upcoming meeting with the child Mohammed Bardawil, in the presence of specialized pediatric psychologists, to conduct a second round of testimony.
He was a child — and they executed him for simply witnessing a massacre.
🧵Exclusive Investigation: The fanatic settler leader behind Rafah’s Annihilation
Back in January, a settler outlet proudly declared: “If you’re wondering who flattened Rafah, meet ‘Team Uriah’ — the victorious D9 crew!”
At the center of it all: 𝐔𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐋𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐦 ->
“If you’re wondering who flattened Rafah, meet ‘Team Uriah’ — the victorious heavy machinery crew!”.
That’s how the Israeli settler news outlet Baz Hadashot triumphantly introduced a then-obscure team of bulldozer operators in Rafah on January 2025.
At the time, “Uriah’s Force” was a name very few had heard. But for those closely following the relentless destruction in Rafah since the genocide resumed back in March, it would soon become shorthand for one of the most aggressive & ideologically charged demolition campaigns!
💥In this morning’s edition of [@alqudsnewspaper], we reveal.
Just three days after his dismissal, Major Nikolai Ashurov, the officer who executed the 15 paramedics, rescue workers & UN staff in Rafah, has surfaced in DRC Congo as a mercenary, training their military forces.
-> Nikolai Ashurov is one of 3 managers in Fortress International Mission, a private Israeli security firm, owned by former Mossad Chief’s Danny Yatom’ son Nir Yatom.
-> Two months ago, Danny Yatom told Israel Hayom about his son’s company, saying, “In my opinion, Nir will not want to speak with you, because in this type of activity, it’s better to avoid publicity” israelhayom.co.il/magazine/shish…
1/ New Revelations Regarding the Paramedic Massacre in Rafah
One month ago, on 23 March, Israeli forces executed 15 Palestinian aid workers—among them Red Cresent paramedics, rescue teams, and UN staff. In the same operation, troops killed at least 10 civilians, including five children and a woman. However, evidence suggest that the actual number from that day is significantly higher
Today, the PAL Commission on War Crimes, Justice, Reparations, and Return [The Commission] Legal Director and Chief Counsel- alongside Criminal Defense Attorney Maira Pinheiro,
Investigative Journalist Younis Tirawi formally submitted the first fully exhaustive legal dossier detailing its findings on the Tel Sultan Massacre to both the Palestinian Red Crescent and the UN Office in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and the ICJ South African Legal Team
The dossier titled "You identify anyone, you eliminate him” consisting of hundreds of pages forensically documents the Tel Sultan Massacre in unprecedented detail, identifies the
commanders and officers directly responsible—circumventing IDF efforts to conceal their identities, establishes the legal foundation for prosecution—and reveals a coordinated operation
involving multiple battalions, multiple commanders, and a sequence of orders delivered through a chain of command that has been painstakingly reconstructed and verified.
It identifies by name key military figures who gave direct orders, fired upon aid workers, buried bodies to conceal war crimes, and terrorized civilians with coercive threats and psychological warfare.
The Commission will announce specific legal actions in the coming period. This submission marks the first phase in our campaign to secure justice for the victims and ensure accountability for the perpetrators
2/ Key Findings:
1. The IDF has acknowledged that the deputy battalion commander led troops on that day and issued the initial order to open fire on the paramedics—, prompting his subordinates to follow suit. Through our investigation, we have identified this officer as 𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐢𝐤𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐢 𝐀𝐬𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐯
2. The IDF said that the brigade commander ordered the bodies to be dumped and that the ambulances, UN vehicles and firetrucks to be crushed and buried. The brigade commander of the 14th Brigade is Col. Tal ElKobi.
We suspect that Lt. Col. Asaf Shalem, who served as the brigade’s combat operations officer, played a central role in the decision-making process.
Given his position as the brigade’s combat controller during the invasion and operation in the Tel Sultan neighborhood, it is likely that he was closely involved in the planning and execution of the events that unfolded there.