»While senior Israel Defense Forces officials might deny its existence, in the heart of the Gaza Strip, north of the Netzarim corridor, nothing is more real.
"The forces in the field call it 'the line of dead bodies'" a commander in Division 252 tells Haaretz. "After shootings, bodies are not collected, attracting packs of dogs who come to eat them. In Gaza, people know that wherever you see these dogs, that's where you must not go."«

Eine der eingesetzten Divisionen ist die 252, die auf alles schießen was dich bewegt.

»While Palestinians are officially prohibited from entering, the reality is more severe than a simple exclusion zone. "It's military whitewashing," explains a senior officer in Division 252, who has served three reserve rotations in Gaza. "The division commander designated this area as a 'kill zone.' Anyone who enters is shot."«

Wie weit geht die Kill-Zone? Soweit die Scharfschützen sehen können.
»"For the division, the kill zone extends as far as a sniper can see."«

Wen tötet sie dort? Einfach alle, die dort hinkommen. In den meisten Fällen Zivilisten.
Wer getötet wird, wird einfach als Terrorist definiert.

»" But the issue goes beyond geography. "We're killing civilians there who are then counted as terrorists,"«

Aus der Anzahl an getöteten Menschen ist eine Art Wettbewerb geworden:
»"The IDF spokesperson's announcements about casualty numbers have turned this into a competition between units. If Division 99 kills 150 [people], the next unit aims for 200." «

»These accounts of indiscriminate killing and the routine classification of civilian casualties as terrorists emerged repeatedly in Haaretz's conversations with recent Gaza veterans. «

Die israelische Armee die moralischste Armee der Welt zu nennen ist verschließen der Augen vor der Realität:

»"Calling ourselves the world's most moral army absolves soldiers who know exactly what we're doing," "It means ignoring that for over a year, we've operated in a lawless space where human life holds no value. Yes, we commanders and combatants are participating in the atrocity unfolding in Gaza. Now everyone must face this reality." «

Kommandeure der Divisionen haben mittlerweile unbeschränkte Befehlsgewalt vor Ort

»Division commanders now have almost unlimited firepower authority in combat zones," explains a veteran officer in Division 252. "A battalion commander can order drone strikes, and a division commander can launch conquest operations." Some sources describe IDF units operating like independent militias, unrestricted by standard military protocols. «

»"One time, guards spotted someone approaching from the south. We responded as if it was a large militant raid. We took positions and just opened fire. I'm talking about dozens of bullets, maybe more. For about a minute or two, we just kept shooting at the body. People around me were shooting and laughing."

. "We approached the blood-covered body, photographed it, and took the phone. He was just a boy, maybe 16."«

Offensichtlich kein Hamas-Kämpfer.

Vorgesetzte Offiziere gratulieren zur Tötung des Jungen:
"That evening, our battalion commander congratulated us for killing a terrorist, saying he hoped we'd kill ten more tomorrow," the fighter adds. "When someone pointed out he was unarmed and looked like a civilian, everyone shouted him down. The commander said: 'Anyone crossing the line is a terrorist, no exceptions, no civilians. Everyone's a terrorist.'«

Der Sprecher der isr. Armee meldete die Tötung von 200 Hamas-Kämpfern durch Division 252.

Die Realität:
»Standard procedure requires photographing bodies and collecting details when possible, then sending evidence to intelligence to verify militant status or at least confirm they were killed by the IDF," "Of those 200 casualties, only ten were confirmed as known Hamas operatives. Yet no one questioned the public announcement about killing hundreds of militants."«

»Despite clearly not appearing as militants, a tank advanced and opened fire with its machine gun. "Hundreds of bullets," he recalls. Three died immediately ("the sight haunts me," he says), while the fourth survived and raised his hands in surrender. «

Was passiert mit überlebenden Zivilisten? Sie werden misshandelt.

»We put him in a cage set up near our position, stripped off his clothes, and left him there«

»"Soldiers passing by spat on him. It was disgusting. Finally, a military interrogator came, questioned him briefly while holding a gun to his head, then ordered his release." «

» "Later, officers praised us for killing 'terrorists.'«

Was passiert mit Menschen die sich ergeben?

»In another incident, observation posts spotted two people walking toward Wadi Gaza, an area designated as restricted. A drone revealed they were carrying a white flag and walking with raised hands.

»When one commander protested, pointing out the white flag and suggesting they might be hostages, he was overruled. "I don't know what a white flag is, shoot to kill," the dep. com., a reservist from Brigade 5, insisted«

»A Div99 Res. describes watching a drone feed showing "an adult with 2 children crossing the forbidden line." They were walking unarmed, seemingly searching f something."We had them under complete surveillance with the drone & weapons aimed at them – they couldn't do anything," "Suddenly we heard a massive explosion. A combat helicopter had fired a missile at them. Who thinks it's legitimate to fire a missile at children? And with a helicopter? This is pure evil."«

Die israelische Airforce hinterfragt gar nichts mehr und macht einfach nur noch was man ihnen sagt.

Jeder Offizier des Battalions kann die »flash procedure« anfordern - garantierter Luftangriff innerhalb von 30 Minuten. Ohne jede weitere Überprüfung.

»When targeting requests were denied for various reasons, Brigadier General Yehuda Vach would tell us to use the 'flash procedure,'«

Der Kommandeur von Division 252 ist Yehuda Vach, ein Extremist aus der Westbank. Seine Haltung und seine Direktive: »"there are no innocents in Gaza,"«

»He told his commanders that "in the Middle East, victory comes through conquering territory. We must keep conquering until we win." «

Unter Vach verschoben sich die Bereiche der Kill-Zones ständig von Tag zu Tag um hunderte Meter.

Für ihn ist jeder der das Gebiet betritt automatisch Terrorist: »One of the concepts he introduced was declaring anyone entering the kill zone a terrorist conducting reconnaissance. "Every woman is a scout, or a man in disguise," an officer explains. "Vach even decided anyone on a bicycle could be killed, claiming cyclists were terrorists' collaborators." «

»After reports of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar's death, Vach shared disturbing fantasies during a command briefing about mutilating and desecrating the body. "How they should have stripped him, placed him in the city square, cut up the corpse and wash it in sewage water. He tried to explain how to cut and dismember the body," an officer recalls. "This wasn't a joke – this was a formal assessment meeting. His commanders stood shocked silent,"«

Vach fing bereits aus privater Initiative heraus Menschen aus Nord-gaza zu vertreiben (er betrachtet das als seinen großen Triumph) - er wurde zurück gepfiffen. Nach dem Ende des Einsatzes der Division 252 stellten sich eine Menge Fragen.

»"First he talked about expelling everyone south, thinking he'd implement the Generals' Plan alone," «

Im März soll Vach dann wieder dort zurück im Einsatz mit seiner Division sein.