Breaking the Silence is an Israeli veterans' organization aimed at raising awareness to the dire consequences of prolonged military occupation.
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After the IDF already split Gaza in two with an ever expanding Netzarim corridor (named after a settlement evicted from Gaza in 2005), it built another corridor in the north, cutting Gaza City off from Jabalya, Beit Hanoun and Beit Lahia. A siege within a siege within a siege.
A recap: IDF reservist Shuvael Ben Natan was killed in Lebanon last week. During his funeral, his brother said he entered Gaza to take revenge on women and children. A fellow soldier said he became the platoon's "jokester" when he torched a house without approval "for the vibes."
About 20 of those who died in the bombing were children. Dozens were trapped under the rubble, some of whom were taking shelter after being driven out of the bombed areas of Jabaliya and Beit Hanoun. For a lookout. But what does the IDF mean when they say someone is a “lookout”?
The conference area was designated a “restricted military zone,” and protesters against it, many of whom are the still-displaced residents of Be’eri and families of hostages, were blocked from entering. They want a ceasefire and a hostage deal - that’s why they were pushed aside. 
Unsurprisingly though, the dead don’t seem to care how “precise” the weapons were. And while the army may have considered them “acceptable collateral damage,” basic moral norms say otherwise. Especially when the list of “acceptable” targets includes humanitarian safe zones.
Those responsible for the plan proposed using "humanitarian aid as strategic leverage to return the hostages and defeat Hamas." Simply put, this means monstrously starving hundreds of thousands of people, with the aim of harming those affiliated with Hamas as well.
In a series of stealthy bureaucratic measures led by Minister Smotrich, ideological settlers took near-total control from the IDF regarding civil matters in the WB. For example, the addition of a civilian deputy head of the Civil Administration, who doesn't even report to the IDF 
Up until now 116 have returned home alive. 4 were released by Hamas. 105 were released in the only deal struck up until now, which included temporary ceasefires. How many were released due to military operations during the past 11 months? Only 8. These numbers don’t lie.
This latest variation on the use of human shields has been happening since the first month of the ground invasion, in different parts of the Gaza Strip, and is being carried out by a wide variety of units.
After 11 years with us, Nadav knows the occupation like the back of his hand. We are proud that he is with us in the struggle to end the occupation.
“Open-fire instructions were given to all IDF soldiers fighting in the Gaza Strip and on the borders upon entering combat [...] and [are] approved by the most senior officials in the IDF.”
“The vibe is 'You can fire wherever you want. You have to get permission, but there will be permission. It's only bureaucratic.' I can count on one hand the times when we were told: 'You can't fire there.'"
The attacks were organized openly in Whatsapp and Telegram groups, and began hours before the murdered body of 14 year old Binyamin Ahimeir was found. What stopped security forces from preventing these mass acts of violence? Probably the will to do so.
Ely Federman - a settler from the "Meitarim Farm" outpost. Was documented as being involved in repeated violence against Palestinians and HR activists including: home invasions, threats, destruction of property and setting his dog on local Palestinians.
Our work at Breaking the Silence is based on testimonies given by soldiers. Collecting and verifying these testimonies is a long and complex process, and it will be quite some time before we get a full and accurate picture of what’s happening on the ground. 