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   Und schon wieder ein Artikel im dem ausführlich beschrieben wird, dass die israelische Armee "menschliche Schutzschilde" systematisch einsetzt.

   »Israeli forces used civilians as human shields in #Gaza, Palestinians and soldiers say.
   Palestinians describe being forced to carry out life-threatening tasks by Israeli forces in Gaza.«
   https://www.removepaywall.com/search?url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/03/israel-gaza-human-shields-palestinians-idf/

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     »The reservist said a group of soldiers in his unit questioned the use of human shields. One told a more senior commander, he said, that the practice violated international law.
     “He told us that international law is not important and the only thing that simple soldiers need to think about is the ethical code of the IDF,” the soldier said.«

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     »One was a teenager, he said, while the other appeared to be in his 20s. “I asked why we need them,” the soldier said, speaking on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media.
     He remembers his commander replying that it would be better if the Palestinians were killed by any potential booby traps and that the lives of Israeli soldiers were more important.«

     Joachim repeated this.
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     »Breaking the Silence also provided what it said was visual evidence of the practice. A photograph from northern Gaza shared by the group shows soldiers standing next to two prisoners the group says were being used as human shields. The men sit on the ledge of a blown-out window in a shattered building — wrists tied, eyes covered and heads bowed.«

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     »“This wasn’t something that happened just here and there but rather on a large scale throughout a number of different units, at different times, throughout the war and in different places,” said Joel Carmel, advocacy director of Breaking the Silence, an organization that collects and verifies testimonies from troops who have served in the occupied Palestinian territories.«