Palestinian Civilians Answer Hamas Call to be Human Shields
During the [recent] IDF activity in Gaza, both Hamas and Islamic Jihad frequently called upon Palestinian civilians to gather in places where, they claimed, the IDF was about to attack, to have them serve as human shields, exploiting the fact that the IDF avoids deliberately harming Palestinian civilians.
On Feb. 28, Hamas' Al-Aqsa TV called on the residents to gather at the house of Ma'amoun Abu 'Amer. An hour later, dozens of Palestinians were gathered on the roof to serve as human shields to prevent the house from being hit.
(Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center)
During the [recent] IDF activity in Gaza, both Hamas and Islamic Jihad frequently called upon Palestinian civilians to gather in places where, they claimed, the IDF was about to attack, to have them serve as human shields, exploiting the fact that the IDF avoids deliberately harming Palestinian civilians.
On Feb. 28, Hamas' Al-Aqsa TV called on the residents to gather at the house of Ma'amoun Abu 'Amer. An hour later, dozens of Palestinians were gathered on the roof to serve as human shields to prevent the house from being hit.
(Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center)
1 comment:
On the face of it, this would make you think peaceful coexistence will never be possible. But, perhaps it is encouraging that this is obviously a tacit acceptance by the Palestinians, that the Israelis are not actually trying to wipe them all out. The shields only work because Israel does not wish to take those lives. Clearly, while taking the lives would bring further public opinion opposition against the Israelis, they enjoy so little world wide public support now, so that cannot be the sole reason they would avoid attacking these shielded targets.
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