The purpose of presenting the chain of command is to underscore the systemic nature of indiscipline and misconduct throughout the ranks. The soldiers engaging in acts such as burning schools or homes and using Palestinians as human shields in Gaza are not isolated actors.
Rather, they are acting under authority granted—or at least condoned—by their commanders. Incidents like those seen in Jabalia, Rafah & other areas underscore that these violations of Intl law are part of a broader pattern. Captain Yona Kornstein, the company commander authorised and highly likely engaged himself in the the use of human shields given his position as a commander of the soldiers.
Yona is a U.S. immigrant from Maryland with a troubling criminal record, including a prison sentence for attempted murder!
In a Channel 12 interview, Cpt. Kornstein shared details of his past, incl accounts of beating up people in the street, with clubs & knives and also recounted how he admitted to beating passersby for as little as refusing to give him a cigarette He spent time in Israeli prisons.
The unit has only used schools after displacing families sheltering inside as military bases