Thursday, July 24, 2014

Civilians as Human Shields? Gaza War Intensifies Debate,2014

Civilians as Human Shields? Gaza War Intensifies Debate
The new york time
Israel said it takes precautions to avoid killing civilians, but has also accepted as inevitable that there will be large numbers of civilian casualties when it strikes at certain targets.
GAZA CITY — Militant rockets can be seen launching from crowded neighborhoods, near apartment buildings, schools and hotels. Hamas fighters have set traps for Israeli soldiers in civilian homes and stored weapons in mosques and schools. Tunnels have been dug beneath private property.
With international condemnation rising over the death toll in Gaza exceeding 650 in the war’s 16th day, Israel points to its adversaries’ practice of embedding forces throughout the crowded, impoverished coastal enclave of 1.7 million people.

Civilians as Human Shields? Gaza War Intensifies Debate,2014


Palestinian children arrived on Wednesday at a shelter in Khan Yunis after fleeing fighting in their Gaza neighborhood.

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