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2024-07-09 20:32:08 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 0346AB8DD2DA7B84D9EDCE6D325F1BAB5AEADD229E830C438B252D46FBEAC0CB
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This is a false equivalence. Damage to Gaza hospitals, caused by fighting between Hamas & the IDF, has happened after patients & civilians have been evacuated. Hospitals lose protected status when used for military purposes. An IJ rocket hit the al-Ahli hospital: https://abcnews.go.com/International/israeli-military-warns-gazans-evacuate-al-shifa-hospital/story?id=108342038 https://edition.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-03-26-24#h_106e282fb5a83867a568ec11c9d720f0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oADQ1V0EId8 https://www.icrc.org/en/document/protection-hospitals-during-armed-conflicts-what-law-says https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-doctor-who-worked-at-shifa-confirms-gaza-hospital-used-for-non-medical-purposes/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/gaza-hospital-director-admits-hamas-used-medical-complex-as-operational-hub/ https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/human-rights-watch-says-rocket-misfire-likely-cause-deadly-gaza-hospital-blast-2023-11-26/
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