| In that case, the IDF soldier would have had to use Hamas militants to check the interior of the buildings. But since these terrorists hid themselves within civilian infrastructure, it is not controversial for the IDF to use civilians to do, since it was Hamas that chose to use such civilian locations on purpose. This is not the same thing as a "human shield" in the traditional sense, which in fact, ironically, applies to the overall situation set up by Hamas in the Gaza Strip in the first place! |
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