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2024-06-09 17:20:20 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 2711D3F5E5A5BE77300960D3607FBB926A9A14AF841670CE956E000A9F1BBF98
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Holding hostages, especially in a civilian population, is a war crime: https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/10/19/hamas-islamic-jihad-holding-hostages-war-crime https://guide-humanitarian-law.org/content/article/3/human-shields/ Hamas opened fire with machine guns & RPGs among civilians resulting in a firefight, not the IDF: https://www.timesofisrael.com/operation-arnon-how-4-hostages-were-freed-from-hamas-captivity-in-central-gaza The number of casualties are unconfirmed & include Hamas members & those working with them: https://www.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-805525 https://www.israelhayom.com/2024/06/08/palestinians-should-have-been-warned-ahead-of-hostage-rescue-op-bbc-reporter-suggests/ https://x.com/GnasherJew/status/1799851427180998746
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