Posted on 08/15/2024 8:02:16 AM PDT by Freeleesy
An analysis of the IDF's reports shows that Hamas used at least 60 schools and other civilian institutions to conduct its terrorist activities and harm the Israeli forces. The Gaza terrorist organization's use of civilians • The maps and data. Tomer Almagor, data N12 |
Published 15.08.24
At the end of last week, IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari said that since the beginning of the war, Hamas has been "systematically exploiting the civilian infrastructure in Gaza for terrorist activity." The analysis of the IDF's publications throughout the ten months of the war, many of which are backed up by documentation, indeed indicates consistent use by the terrorist organization in dozens of schools, mosques, hospitals, humanitarian complexes and UN infrastructure to harm IDF forces.
An analysis of IDF publications shows that the focus of Hamas' activity in the civilian environment is schools: more than 30 educational institutions were used for terrorist activity during the war. But the organization does not limit itself to using only schools. In addition to them, according to IDF publications, it used at least 8 Mosques, 9 hospitals and clinics, two universities, 4 humanitarian spaces and 3 cemeteries.
The civilian infrastructure was used by Hamas for a wide variety of combat operations. The terrorist organization used these facilities as command and control centers and hiding places for terrorists and IDF - and to hide tunnel openings and shoot at IDF forces. "There is no school or mosque without weapons," an IDF spokesman said in January. 
A tunnel shaft found in a school in Gaza. Photo: IDF spokesman. 
Rockets found inside a mosque | Photo: IDF spokesman.
At the end of May, 3 IDF soldiers were killed in an explosion of a trapped shaft inside a clinic in Rafah, in March fierce battles took place inside Shifa Hospital, and about 200 terrorists were killed, and in April it was reported that explosives were hidden in classrooms at a school in Nuseirat. Senior officials of the organization also used civilian infrastructure to escape from the IDF forces, and the commander of the military wing of Hamas, Muhammad Daf, was eliminated while staying near a humanitarian area.
"Hamas exploits the civilian infrastructure through a massive network of underground tunnels, which pass under villages, hospitals, mosques, schools and UN facilities, and are used by terrorists. This also includes hospitals throughout the Gaza Strip, which Hamas and Islamic Jihad have repeatedly infiltrated and used for military purposes, and terrorist tunnel shafts have been found in them," said Hagari last Saturday. "In recent months, Hamas has focused on exploiting school buildings, which are often occupied including civilians, and uses them as military facilities, command and control centers, to store weapons and carry out terrorist activities."

Weapons found in the maternity ward at Shifa Hospital. Photo: IDF spokesman.
Further evidence of Hamas's extensive use of civilian infrastructure is found in the quotes of the Nohaba terrorists in their investigation by the Shin Bet. The organization hides in the hospitals, especially in the Shifa Hospital. They use the hospitals so they don't bomb them." In the investigations, the terrorists also admitted that "Hamas stores weapons and ammunition under the schools." 
Weapons at the UNRA headquarters and a university in the Gaza Strip. Photo: IDF spokesman.
This is my shocked face....
No, no, no!
FR’s “allahu akhbar chorus” assures us that it is the evil JOOOOOS who kill innocent “palestinian” women and children as policy.
It’s like democrat NGO’s calling themselves Democracy council or Fair Elections movement.
Yea like pro terrorists calling themselves “anti-war.”
Any Arab in the Gaza Strip is either a Hamas sympathizer or a member of Hamas, be they “doctors”, “journalists” or “children”.
Every Palestinian is Hamas and Hamas is every Palestinian. There is no separation. Any Palestinian who doesn’t support Hamas is killed by Hamas.
My father fought in the Pacific jungle's of the Philippine Islands during WW2. Generally, because of what the soldiers saw their enemy do, they gave no quarter.
The collateral damage to civilians by the IDF invasion of Gaza is all the responsibility of Hamas. Almost all the casualties reported by the Gaza Hamas Health Ministry should be blame on Hamas and not the IDF.
No wonder many who believed on the so called “two state” thing gave up.
Most Palestinians Support October 7 Attack...
https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2024/06/14/most-palestinians-support-october-7-attack-dissatisfied-with-abbas-and-fatah
Just like Zelensky.
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