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2024-01-21 19:50:18 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: C02084F9AA67CC2B5BEFF443D5F2B3EC70D3CF07E78B359D7026A7521FFEAA19
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Missing Context: While Israel takes all measures possible to avoid civilian casualties, resulting in a low civilian to combatant casualty ratio, Hamas officials admit they don't try to protect civilians, to the extent of putting them deliberately at risk. https://www.idf.il/en/mini-sites/the-hamas-terrorist-organization/how-is-the-idf-minimizing-harm-to-civilians-in-gaza/ https://press.un.org/en/2022/sc14904.doc.htm https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-officials-2-civilian-deaths-for-every-1-hamas-fighter-killed-in-gaza/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/top-hamas-official-claims-group-is-not-responsible-for-defending-gazan-civilians/ https://nypost.com/2023/11/01/opinion/hamas-officials-admit-its-strategy-is-to-use-palestinian-civilians-as-human-shields/ https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2023/10/19/hamas-unwittingly-admits-gaza-rockets-are-prone-to-misfire/
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