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2024-04-03 13:53:16 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 58A2D513949A558E11D6CFBBC037621CBE74DF90556FE93FBEB45FD6A0E0AE64
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Article 19 of the Geneva Convention states a hospital's protection ceases when it is used for military purposes. https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treaties/gciv-1949/article-19 Intelligence agencies & first hand eyewitnesses confirm Al Shifa hospital was extensively used by Hamas and associated terror groups, as well https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/02/us/politics/gaza-hospital-hamas.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/01/03/hamas-gaza-israel-alshifa-tunnels/ https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/white-house-says-it-has-evidence-hamas-using-al-shifa-hospital-run-military-2023-11-14/
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