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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.