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IDF Details Hamas' Use of Civilian Areas as Missile Bases

(National Review) Deroy Murdock - Throughout the Gaza war, IDF maps, graphics, and videos have illustrated Hamas' consistent transformation of civilian areas into launch pads for some 3,000 rockets blasted wildly into Israel. The IDF also has informed the world about its leaflets, phone calls, and text messages that urge Gazans to seek shelter before Israel neutralizes Hamas' hostile-fire installations. The IDF now has created an outstanding indictment of Hamas: "Hamas War Tactics: Attacks from Civilian Centers - Evidence of Hamas' Violations of International Law through Use of Civilian Facilities and Densely Populated Areas for Terror." The report detail Hamas rocket blasts from mosques, schools, power plants, and hospitals. Beyond maps, photos, and text, it includes links to declassified footage from IDF drones and aircraft. Multiple IDF videos and broadcast-news stories show how these militant-Islamic murderers literally commit war crimes by firing from civilian areas in Gaza into civilian areas in Israel, all while refusing to wear uniforms. If Israel is held to Geneva Convention standards, why isn't Hamas? In just one example, an IDF map shows how Hamas fired a rocket from inside El Azhar Islamic College on July 8 at 2:44 a.m. It exploded in the Israeli town of Ofakim. "Hamas' tactics flagrantly violate international law and the most basic of moral precepts," the document concludes. "Given these tactics, the ultimate responsibility for the damage done to civilians as well as the civilian infrastructure of Gaza lies with Hamas."
2014-08-12 00:00:00
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