• in an area where the population density is 5,300 people/km2 “human shields” is a quite weak argument. It is practically impossible to seperate civillian and military infrastructure in such densely populated areas.

    For comparision the Netherlands has about 500 people/km2 and it is one of the most densely populated countries in Europe.

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      1 year ago

      There is a difference between the close proximity of military and civilian infrastructure because of a high population density and actively choosing hospitals as military bases.

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        Another great way of not getting your civilians targeted is to wear identifying uniforms.

        It’s almost like Hamas doesn’t want to prevent civilian casualties.

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            No, but it does justify telling all civilians to evacuate weeks before launching an actual full scale attack, increasing their odds of survival from 0% to 90%. War is ugly.