The incident dwarfens the major problems and the biggest enemy in the conflict (heck, whoever had a part in driving those Palestinians to refuge! ), I still think these suggestions (prior knowledge of higher command from the tv reporter to Sharon, some parts of v-o, etc) weren't enough, and still flinched back from firmly positing its own failings, and seemed to except IDF as spectators in denial (when you say the film portrays soldiers as non-soldiers, it's an understatement considering the countless war crimes they have committed), of aiding without full equanimity of the situation. Largely the film is about Israeli delusion, to delegate full responsibility to the phalangists. In this respect, the film functions to open it up. PTSD is more than a narrative gimmick, but also representative of delusion and buried guilt. But it is also problematic because Traumas aren't largely theirs, but Palestinians (which the film isn't bothered about, even the cries of women aren't subtitled, there are no palestinians to be interviewed, and the "insurgent" kid is reduced to a threat - a film like "Paradise now" could be dedicated to his story alone)...
