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2024-06-06 13:10:32 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 08F1C651F1A4F241900CAA0AEEB48E7806DBB80F8FBFF8B641D82D07311BDEE7
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The IDF carried out an airstrike on what it said was a compound used by dozens of Hamas fighters inside a United Nations school in central Gaza. https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-strikes-school-in-central-gaza-where-it-says-dozens-of-terrorists-were-gathered/ International Humanitarian Law (IHL) sets clear rules for dealing with terrorist groups hiding within civilian populations. https://www.icrc.org/en/doc/resources/documents/faq/terrorism-faq-050504.htm#:~:text=Both%20Additional%20Protocols,population%20are%20prohibited%20%22 https://www.icrc.org/en/doc/resources/documents/faq/terrorism-faq-050504.htm#:~:text=committed%20in%20peacetime.-,It%20is%20a%20basic%20principle%20of%20IHL%20that%20persons%20fighting%20in,or%20the%20use%20of%20%22%20human%20shields%20%22%20.%20IHL%20also%20prohibits%20hostage%20taking.,-In%20situations%20of https://www.bing.com/search?pc=OA1&q=International%20Humanitarian%20Law%20terrorist%20groups%20civilian%20population
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