https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2018/6/18/the-fallacy-of-israels-human-shields-claims-in-gaza https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2018/6/18/the-fallacy-of-...

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2018/6/18/the-fallacy-of-israels-human-shields-claims-in-gaza https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2018/6/18/the-fallacy-of-... https://www.newstatesman.com/world/2014/07/jeremy-bowens-gaza-notebook-i-saw-no-evidence-hamas-using-palestinians-human https://www.newstatesman.com/world/2014/07/jeremy-bowens-gaz... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_shield#2008%E2%80%932009_Gaza_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_shield#2008%E2%80%932009... https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1193&context=fac_articles https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?a... (This article is honestly, one of the most shiver-inducing ones) Honestly, for how ubiquitous this claim is, I've never been able to find more than a handful of clips of urban warfare (?) I don't think it's that much of a surprise that in the world's most densest urban area, militants will be in a city? Either way, "human shields" isn't a valid defense. Especially if you don't provide evidence for __every single instance__ you're causing civilian damage. Edit: I decided to end up doing more research on this. https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/mde15/015/2009/en/ https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/mde15/015/2009/en/ Apparently makes a claim that there was no evidence of human shields in the major war then. Honestly - I feel like this is one of those situations where an entity has lied so much about a specific thing, that takes a life on its own. It's how journalists don't fact check cops and just report their reports as fact. I'm guessing a similar thing has happened here. I mean, we've seen how dangerous not supporting Israel has been in terms of reputational damage. -- Edit 2: Even more research. I did find https://stratcomcoe.org/publications/hybrid-threats-hamas-use-of-human-shields-in-gaza/87 https://stratcomcoe.org/publications/hybrid-threats-hamas-us... Seeing this is apparently from NATO, I assumed there'd be more to say here. But the list of incidents they referenced are primarily "IDF Spokesperson".