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2024-02-16 15:13:15 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 54DFD39A8E8C988F943DFE08B52E25C710623DBB33A026A801B7285BB6718290
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civilian facilities are often used by hamas and other terrorist organisations for military purposes. meaning that by international law, it is a legitimate target to strike: https://www.unrwa.org/newsroom/press-releases/unrwa-condemns-placement-rockets-second-time-one-its-schools https://www.un.org/unispal/document/statement-about-the-discovery-of-military-items-in-an-unrwa-school-in-gaza/ https://www.unrwa.org/newsroom/press-releases/cache-rockets-found-un-school-gaza https://www.un.org/unispal/document/unrwa-strongly-condemns-neutrality-breach-against-the-agency-in-gaza-statement/ https://www.unrwa.org/newsroom/official-statements/neutrality-and-inviolability-unrwa-installations-must-be-respected-all https://www.un.org/unispal/document/unrwa-condemns-neutrality-violation-in-gaza/ https://www.unrwa.org/newsroom/press-releases/unrwa-condemns-neutrality-violation-gaza-strongest-possible-terms https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/07/31/why-hamas-stores-its-weapons-inside-hospitals-mosques-and-schools/ https://youtu.be/TQelIf0rcj8?si=4NUJFRU74l8wuKX1 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/30/human-shield-israel-claim-hamas-command-centre-under-hospital-palestinian-civilian-gaza-city https://www.memri.org/reports/hamas-known-use-hospitals-ambulances-mosques-churches-and-schools-shields-its-military Geneva convention about the use of human shields: https://twitter.com/Aizenberg55/status/1745107759463305418?t=2RsCSKpLb83HtXUYt0q10Q&s=19
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