The use of human shields in Gaza is a longstanding practice. Martyrdom is a supreme calling in Islam.
The Palestinians also indoctrinate children to shed their last drop of blood in the way of jihad, and send them to jihad summer camp for kids. Using Palestinian civilians as human shields is deemed an honorable mission.
“IDF exposes ‘Hamas sites’ in Gaza civilian areas, in bid to explain future strikes,” by Emauel Fabian, Times of Israel, July 27, 2022:
The Israel Defense Forces accused Gaza’s Hamas terror group of building up military infrastructure in civilian areas and adjacent to schools, mosques and businesses Wednesday, in an apparent bid to pre-emptively justify collateral damage from any future strikes in the densely populated enclave.
The efforts come following harsh international scrutiny over Israel’s actions during last year’s war with Gaza, which included dozens of civilian deaths and a major airstrike on a building used by international media outlets.
Officials at the IDF’s Southern Command, briefed members of the foreign press corps in Israel on a series of sites where the army says Hamas has placed military infrastructure near civilian areas.
These included a tunnel that runs next to a Pepsi soft drink factory and a United Nations-funded school in Gaza City. The IDF said the tunnel was used by Hamas to both store weaponry and mobilize fighters.
Several other Hamas weapon manufacturing and storage sites and tunnels situated near schools, universities, mosques, and other civilian sites were also presented to the reporters, including an arms factory close to Gaza City’s Shifa Hospital. The military also published the identities of several Hamas fighters who live in buildings above tunnel entrances.
Israel argues that Hamas’s use of civilian areas for military activity, including launching rockets at Israel, amounts to a war crime….
somehistory says
Yes, Israel must document every sneaky, lawbreaking, and terrorist attempt at killing her citizens before she can strike to stop the attacks, and even then, she will still be condemned for the self=protection.
OT, question: has anyone else seen reports saying that china plans to shoot down the plane carrying ;the pelosie rat? an act of war, it would be.
gravenimage says
Absolutely agree, Somehistory. You don’t have to be a personal fan of Pelosi to find this outrageous. Yes, if China goes through with its threat to murder her if she dares consider visiting Taiwan it would be an act of war.
And apparently Blinken is busy appeasing them instead of telling them off.
mortimer says
Bukhari 5, 52, 267 : Mohammed cried, ‘War is deceit.’
The greatest deceit of Muslims is to tell non-Muslims that Islam is a religion of peace.
mortimer says
The Pallies habitually use human shields and intentionally place non-combatants in harms way, so that when casualties eventually occur, Israel may be accused of war crimes. They expose their own families to the likelihood of death in order to use those deaths for propaganda purposes.
The excuse for using Muslim civilians as cannon fodder is that they are ‘martyrs’ when they unwillingly become casualties in jihad.
gravenimage says
Also true, Mortimer. Ugly stuff.
BexarKat says
And there will be more tunnels, more terrorists, and more human shields, thanks to Biden’s generous donation to the Abbas-Hamas retirement fund. I expect them both to join Mrs. Arafat in Paris to continue living the good life,
gravenimage says
Grimly spot on, BexarKat.
Keith O says
When I was a young fella we used to fill rabbit warrens with LP gas and blow the up.
I wonder if the Israeli’s have considered this method of pest destruction?
Alexa says
Yes, they’ve done that in a way too. However, about 160 children died building those tunnels around the time of the attacks since the Millenium.
Treereen says
Where is the outrage from the US and the EU? Oh, soz, my bad, the Gazan terrorist infrastructure secreted in civilian areas haven’t been eliminated by the IDF, yet.
Treereen says
Grr. It should have been “infrastructures” or “hasn’t”, take your pick. <@:o)
Kenneth J Johnson says
Where is tbe EU?? They are still in a dhimmis posture vs a vis Islam and the coiunries of the near East. And their collective antagonism towards Israel makes them ineffective in combatting the menace of the Muslem immigration “War” This in turtn threatens the security of the United States.
KEN.
gravenimage says
Israel Defense Forces expose new Hamas tunnels and weapons manufacturing sites in Gaza civilian areas
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Disgusting, but no surprise. Israel should expose this as widely as possible.