Human rights groups are condemning Israel’s army for using Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank as “human shields” during combat. Video published by Al Jazeera shows Israeli soldiers attaching body cameras to handcuffed Palestinian civilians and forcing them into dangerous combat zones. More video shows soldiers tying a wounded and bleeding Palestinian man onto the hood of a military vehicle during a raid on the city of Jenin. Israel’s military admitted its soldiers carried out at least two other similar incidents, first revealed by the BBC on Sunday. The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor wrote, “Each of the aforementioned acts of criminal, brutal, and inhumane behavior constitutes a grave violation of the rules of international humanitarian law, and is a full-fledged war crime.”
“A Full-Fledged War Crime”: Rights Groups Condemn Israeli Military over Human Shields
HeadlineJul 02, 2024