Israeli use of human shields in Gaza was systematic, soldiers and former detainees tell the AP
apnews.com
Several Palestinians and Israeli soldiers say troops are systematically forcing Palestinians to act as human shields in Gaza, sending them into buildings and tunnels to check for bombs and gunmen.

The only times the Palestinian man wasn’t bound or blindfolded, he said, was when he was used by Israeli soldiers as their human shield.

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. When one unit finished with him, he was passed to the next.

  • Opinionhaver@feddit.ukEnglish
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    1 day ago

    when they tie Palestinians to the front of their vehicles, I think we can say they’re using literal human shields.

    That would absolutely count as using them as human shields. However, the example used in the article, in my opinion, doesn’t. What they’re doing is still just as immoral and still a war crime, but I don’t think it qualifies as an example of using someone as a human shield.

    This has nothing to do with defending the IDF - don’t be ridiculous.