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2023-12-08 11:41:30 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 57FE84A6768401B698CF2D4F2377A1CBD7F94ED7FA2C61F5D9B388A9E60E3954
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No note needed: Israel military, aka the "IDF", has a documented reputation of using civilians and suspected opposing forces as human shields to deter attackers, this could very well be another instance of that. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/israel-gaza-idf-used-palestinians-as-human-shields-1200-occasions-in-last-five-years-say-israeli-defence-officials/30483468.html https://www.haaretz.com/2010-10-03/ty-article/idf-soldiers-convicted-of-using-11-year-old-as-human-shield-in-gaza/0000017f-e3cd-d75c-a7ff-ffcd55e20000 https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20161230-israeli-soldiers-use-palestinian-child-as-human-shield/ https://www.newarab.com/news/israeli-soldiers-used-palestinian-girl-human-shield https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x31cyb5
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