Source: Common Dreams
“The Israel Defense Forces routinely use detained Palestinians as human shields in Gaza, according to testimony from four Palestinians and one IDF soldier shared with the Washington Post. Their stories, published on Sunday, build on other accounts from Haaretz, Al Jazeera, the international press, and Defense for Children International to reveal a pattern of Israeli soldiers forcing Palestinians — including children — to enter buildings or tunnels ahead of them to check for militants or explosives, in clear violation of international law. ‘This wasn’t something that happened just here and there but rather on a large scale throughout a number of different units, at different times, throughout the war and in different places,’ Joel Carmel, advocacy director of ‘Breaking the Silence’, told the Washington Post.” (11/04/24)