The investigative report into the commander of the 252nd Division, Brig. Gen. Yehuda Vach, above all reveals the confusion that exists in today's Israel Defense Forces between the army's goals, regulations and values, and the personal worldviews of its senior commanders, who dictate alternative goals and an alternative culture of warfare that pointlessly endangers IDF soldiers and results in indiscriminate fire on civilians in the Gaza Strip, including children.