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2023-10-24 09:06:40 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 899B0121D9B88CC373F476D67D134A8D99571281713D39190BF64BF5405C883F
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For years it has been documented that Hamas uses these locations for supply storage and military activities. It is not a war crime according to 1949 Geneva conventions and International Humanitarian Law to attack these sites for legitimate military objectives. 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://watchlist.org/publications/what-does-international-law-say-about-attacks-on-schools-and-hospitals/ http://international-review.icrc.org/articles/keeping-schools-safe-battlefield-why-global-legal-and-policy-efforts-deter-military-use
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