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On one hand you have fighters shielding themselves behind civilians

You’re right, this is disgusting…

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/14/israeli-forces-in-gaza-use-civilians-as-human-shields-against-possible-booby-traps

And this is too. Do these people have no morals? https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/23/human-shielding-in-action-israeli-forces-strap-palestinian-man-to-jeep

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Dasus@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

The practice is said to be so routine that Israeli soldiers have a name for the human shields, who are referred to as shawish – informal slang for a low-ranking soldier – and the process was described by several witnesses.

Palestinian civilians, mostly young men, are picked up by Israeli soldiers, dressed in Israeli army uniforms, then sent into tunnels and damaged houses ahead of Israeli forces, soldiers told Haaretz and Breaking the Silence.

Their hands are tied together and a camera is attached to their bodies as they go in.

Holy fuck that’s disgusting

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Hlodwig@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
And Guess who put these booby traps?

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- ABCDE@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  Please give us a rundown of when human shields are okay and not okay. Let me guess, it depends who is using them, but in a roundabout way?
  
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  - azulavoir@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    It’s pretty effective when your attacker doesn’t want to harm innocents at any cost, at least. But most organizations going to war don’t care enough.
    
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  - Hlodwig@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    Bruh… Hamas put these traps in the middle of their “citizens”, do you think IDF forced them to do this tactic?
    
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    ABCDE@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    It’s amusing/depressing you went for the latter part of my post.
    
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- OccamsTeapot@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  Ah so using human shields is OK all of a sudden? What about the second example? Don’t worry, I can find more if you like
  
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  - Hlodwig@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    Bruh… Hamas put these traps in the middle of their “citizens”, do you think IDF forced them to do this tactic?
    
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    OccamsTeapot@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    I’m confused why you were so outraged by the use of human shields at first and now when I send examples you all of a sudden don’t seem to care. You didn’t even mention the second example yet.
    
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