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Israeli forces in Gaza ‘use civilians as human shields’ against possible booby-traps

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Israeli soldiers are using Palestinian civilians as human shields in Gaza to clear tunnels and buildings they suspect may have been booby-trapped, a leading Israeli NGO and newspaper have reported.

The practice was so widespread across different units fighting in Gaza that it could in effect be considered a “protocol” The practice is said to be so routine that Israeli soldiers have a name for the human shields, which are referred to as shawish informal slang.

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informal

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English

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58

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