Loading...
Market
HRW corroborates NY Times report on human shields in Gaza by end of 2024?
3
Resolution / Starting Odds
Yes • 50%
No • 50%
Publication of a report by Human Rights Watch
Story
NY Times Investigation Reveals Decades of Israeli Troops Using Palestinians as Human Shields in Gaza
Oct 14, 2024, 06:16 AM
A recent investigation by The New York Times has revealed that Israeli troops in Gaza have regularly forced captured Palestinians to carry out life-threatening tasks to avoid putting Israeli soldiers at risk on the battlefield. These tasks include operations inside Hamas tunnels. This practice, which involves using Palestinians as human shields, has been corroborated by both Israeli soldiers and Palestinian former detainees. Credible reports of such actions by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have been documented for decades, including instances involving children.
View original story
Similar markets
Yes • 50%
No • 50%
Sanctions imposed • 25%
Formal investigations launched • 25%
Diplomatic statements only • 25%
No significant action • 25%
Launches formal investigation • 25%
Issues arrest warrants • 25%
Declines to take action • 25%
Issues a statement of concern • 25%
Hamas torture practices • 25%
Israeli military actions • 25%
Humanitarian conditions • 25%
Other • 25%
Yes • 50%
No • 50%
Yes • 50%
No • 50%
United Nations • 25%
European Union • 25%
International Criminal Court • 25%
None by end of 2025 • 25%
Yes • 50%
No • 50%
