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 Lawfare - JWC - NATO
Nov 11, 2016 · terrorist attacks, use of human shields, taking credit for ... help achieve strategic objectives... in Gaza before conducting military strikes against Hamas in Operation Protective Edge
https://jwc.nato.int/images/stories/_news_items_/2017/Lawfare_Moore.pdf

Hamas' Human Shield Tactic as Reported by Foreign Journalists
July 22, 2014
https://unwatch.org/hamas-human-shield-tactic-as-reported-by-foreign-journalists/

Hybrid Threats: Hamas’ use of human shields in Gaza.

Hamas' use of human shields in Gaza - NATO Strategic ...
Hamas' most common uses of human shields include: Firing rockets, artillery, and mortars from or in proximity to heavily populated civilians.
https://www.stratcomcoe.org/download/file/fid/80776
https://www.stratcomcoe.org/hybrid-threats-hamas-use-human-shields-gaza
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. HAMAS’ USE OF HUMAN SHIELDS IN GAZA
Summary/Abstract: Hamas, an Islamist militant group and the de facto governing authority of the Gaza Strip, has been using human shields in conflicts with Israel since 2007. According to the Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), the war crime of using human shields encompasses “utilizing the presence of a civilian or other protected person to render certain points, areas, or military forces immune from military operations.” Hamas has launched rockets, positioned military-related infrastructure-hubs and routes, and engaged the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) from, or in proximity to, residential and commercial areas. The strategic logic of human shields has two components. 

It is based on an awareness of Israel’s desire to minimise collateral damage, and of Western public opinion’s sensitivity towards civilian casualties. 

If the IDF uses lethal force and causes an increase in civilian casualties, Hamas can utilise that as a lawfare tool: it can accuse Israel of committing war crimes, which could result in the imposition of a wide array of sanctions. Alternatively, if the IDF limits its use of military force in Gaza to avoid collateral damage, Hamas will be less susceptible to Israeli attacks, and thereby able to protect its assets while continuing to fight. Moreover, despite the Israeli public’s high level of support for the Israeli political and military leadership during operations, civilian casualties are one of the friction points between Israeli left-wing and right-wing supporters, with the former questioning the outcomes of the operation.
Publication Year: 2019
Language: English
https://www.ceeol.com/search/gray-literature-detail?id=804506


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