Newspaper and campaign group allege Palestinians are sent ahead of troops into buildings or tunnels that need clearingIsraeli soldiers are using Palestinian civilians as human shields in Gaza to enter and clear tunnels and buildings they suspect may have been booby-trapped, a leading Israeli NGO and newspaper have reported.The practice is so widespread across different units fighting in Gaza that it can in effect be considered a “protocol”, said Nadav Weiman, executive director of Breaking the Silence, a group founded by Israeli combat veterans to document military abuses. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/14/israeli-forces-in-gaza-use-civilians-as-human-shields-against-possible-booby-traps
Author : Emma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem
Publish date : 2024-08-14 18:08:55
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