{
  "id": 14235282,
  "title": "‘My unit killed many unarmed men’: Israeli soldiers recount Gaza war crimes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/my-unit-killed-many-unarmed-men-israeli-soldiers-recount-gaza-war",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T15:57:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/my-unit-killed-many-unarmed-men-israeli-soldiers-recount-gaza-war-crimes"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ten Israeli soldiers have recounted committing war crimes against Palestinian civilians in Gaza during Israel's ongoing conflict. These soldiers described killing unarmed Palestinians and destroying neighborhoods to prevent civilians from returning. One soldier, David, claimed his unit killed many unarmed men and that high-ranking officers told them \"the Arabs must be punished\" for the land being taken from them. Another soldier, Yuval Green, recounted orders to \"show no mercy\" and to kill \"all the Arabs\" as part of a policy to \"wipe out Gaza.\" Many soldiers treated the killings as a \"religious duty\" and often referred to the Palestinians they killed as \"terrorists\" in post-mortem accounts.",
  "summary": "‘My unit killed many unarmed men’: Israeli soldiers recount Gaza war crimes Submitted by Elis Gjevori on Tue, 10/13/2026 - 16:14 Ten soldiers describe killing unarmed Palestinians and recording the dead as ‘terrorists’ during Israel’s Gaza genocide A Palestinian boy looks at the wreckage of a car after it was destroyed in Israeli strike at the Tuffah neighbourhood of Gaza City on 13 October 2026…",
  "key_points": [
    "Israeli soldiers admitted to killing unarmed Palestinian civilians in Gaza.",
    "High-ranking officers instructed soldiers to punish Arabs for land taken from them.",
    "Some soldiers viewed killings as a religious duty and referred to Palestinians as terrorists."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}