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WP: Israeli military using Gaza civilians as human shields
The Israeli military is using Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip as human shields, forcing them to perform life-threatening tasks, The Washington Post reports.
In particular, civilians in the Gaza Strip were forced to enter houses that could contain explosives and photograph every corner. Only then did IDF soldiers enter the house.
At the same time, the IDF stated that the use of civilians as human shields is prohibited.
The Israeli military declined to tell the publication whether any punishment had been meted out to its troops for using Palestinians as human shields, and it is unclear whether the IDF has attempted to stamp out the practice.