Israeli use of human shields in Gaza was systematic, soldiers and former detainees tell the AP

https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-army-human-shields-80f358dd2c87a1123f26ffada159701c

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  1. ss: An Associated Press investigation has uncovered that Israeli soldiers have systematically used Palestinian civilians as human shields during military operations in Gaza, a practice prohibited under international law. Seven Palestinian civilians and two Israeli military personnel reported instances where detainees were coerced at gunpoint to enter buildings and tunnels ahead of troops to detect explosives or militants. Despite a 2005 Israeli Supreme Court ban and official military denials, evidence suggests that senior commanders sanctioned this practice, with euphemisms like “mosquito protocol” becoming commonplace. Rights groups and the whistleblower organization Breaking the Silence argue these are not isolated cases but indicative of systemic abuse and moral failure. The Israeli military claims it prohibits such conduct and is investigating several allegations but has declined to elaborate.

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  3. I thought this was obvious considering there many pictures you can find of IDF using Palestinians as human shields. Glad to see soldiers feeling some remorse about that. And the fact that they condemn Hamas for doing the same thing, but you can’t find footage of them doing it some reason. Should be a little obvious what is propaganda and what is real life.

  4. “Several Palestinians and soldiers told the AP that Israeli troops are systematically forcing Palestinians to act as human shields in Gaza, sending them into buildings and tunnels to check for explosives or militants”

    I mean, I get it. But also, I get it.

  5. >Dressed in army fatigues with a camera fixed to his forehead, Ayman Abu Hamadan was forced into houses in the Gaza Strip to make sure they were clear of bombs and gunmen, he said.

    Is this what ‘human shield’ normally means? It can be wrong, even illegal, but still not be what ‘human shield’ usually means.

    – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_shield

    >>A human shield is a non-combatant (or a group of non-combatants) who either volunteers or is forced **to shield a legitimate military target in order to deter the enemy from attacking it.**

    That section I emphasized does not seem to apply here. Though “that’s not what ‘human shield’ means” is not equivalent to “I agree with what Israel is doing.” Human shields are people used to *shield* assets or personnel from attack by the enemy.

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