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2023-10-24 16:56:09 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 6A3926CC2E707799B5A2F96306639EB911B892A212A4ECE94A6070C32102AD82
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The source is the Hamas run Gaza Health Ministry. Half of those allegedly killed were teachers. Hamas conducts military activities in and from schools and hospitals. Thus, it is not a war crime to attack these sites. 15-20% of rockets sent by Hamas land in Gaza. https://www.unrwa.org/newsroom/press-releases/unrwa-condemns-placement-rockets-second-time-one-its-schools https://www.memri.org/reports/hamas-known-use-hospitals-ambulances-mosques-churches-and-schools-shields-its-military#:~:text=Testimony%20from%20previous%20rounds%20of,from%20areas%20adjacent%20to%20them. https://international-review.icrc.org/articles/keeping-schools-safe-battlefield-why-global-legal-and-policy-efforts-deter-military-use https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/gaza-denial-doubt-over-misfiring-rocket-claims-2022-08-11/
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