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You understand that you just said "they're the monsters for using human shields, but not us for shooting through the human shields", right? Make no mistake, it

You understand that you just said "they're the monsters for using human shields, but not us for shooting through the human shields", right? Make no mistake, its 100% a war crime to use civilians as human shields. But that doesn't magically absolve the IDF of also committing a war crime. And if they can't meet their military objectives without committing war crimes, maybe that's a sign. In any case, bombing a hospital to kill a terrorist is a very efficient tactic if your goal is to create more terrorists. If you learn nothing else from the UK's administration of Mandatory Palestine, learn that.

aklein 1y ago
Not a lawyer, but my understanding is civilian casualties are not unlawful (according to international law) when the target is legitimate (on the theory that it is otherwise impossible to legally fight a war with an enemy that hides behind its citizens). To be clear this is not to say war crimes are not also happening.
orthogonal-wren 1y ago
Also the israeli military seems to be using "human shields" itself. https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/24/middleeast/palestinians-human-shields-israel-military-gaza-intl https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/24/middleeast/palestinians-h... https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/23/idf-investigates-soldier-tied-palestinian-man-to-vehicle-bonnet https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/23/idf-in...