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2023-12-09 22:38:43 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 8857AE9C726252A2103BDE7F4135C11E12755C695433DADFCA6CD3F7085112B2
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According to the Geneva Convention of 1949 protected sites such as places of worship including mosques, churches & synagogues lose their protected status when employed for purposes of war. HAMAS is on record for storing ammunition, rifles and hosting fighters in mosques. https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/protocol-additional-geneva-conventions-12-august-1949-and-0 https://www.terrorism-info.org.il/en/19103/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/07/31/why-hamas-stores-its-weapons-inside-hospitals-mosques-and-schools/
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