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2024-02-29 19:09:23 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: FD9E3C1BD284B6DF80D79031F2C5B70E02393B29C2BC1126BF47891740A94DFB
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The IDF has a combained 634,000 both active personnel and reserve personnel, around 14% of the israeli population. https://www.axios.com/2023/10/21/israel-military-capabilities-explained Only 2% of the israeli population is armed, and it doesn't make them a military target. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/15/world/middleeast/israel-gun-ownership-spikes.html Its well documented that hamas uses civilians as human shields: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2015/05/gaza-palestinians-tortured-summarily-killed-by-hamas-forces-during-2014-conflict/ https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2023/11/01/hamas-officials-admit-its-strategy-is-to-use-palestinian-civilians-as-human-shields/ https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.timesofisrael.com/in-interrogation-ex-hamas-operative-says-group-uses-gaza-civilians-as-human-shields/amp/
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