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Israeli Argument that Hamas is Using Palestinian Civilians As Human Shields Rings Hollow

New IDF War Crimes Exposed

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‘Our lives are more important than their lives’: Gazans not suspected of terrorism are detained and sent as human shields to search tunnels and houses before IDF soldiers enter, with the full knowledge of senior Israeli officers, several sources say; IDF claims this practice is forbidden (source — HAARETZ)

In a statement my Euro-Med reporting with a byline Julia Conley reported that video evidence wxiata of of Israel’s use of Palestinians as “human shields” during combat was condemned by one human rights advocate on Monday as “horrifying but not surprising,”

Footage released by Al Jazeera on Sunday night showed Israeli forces attaching body cameras to handcuffed Palestinians who they had detained, dressing them in IDF uniforms, and sending them into buildings and tunnels to ensure the locations weren’t rigged with explosives.

Throughout this war the Israeli government has constantly blamed Hamas’ use of “human shields” for deaths in Gaza, which now number at ovver 38,000…

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Michael A Wells - INFP personality type
Michael A Wells - INFP personality type

Written by Michael A Wells - INFP personality type

Held captive in the Midwest but I love San Francisco, black coffee, chardonnay and diet coke. My vice is SF Giants baseball. I'm the poet you are running from.

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