Hamas human shield

UN human rights chief accuses Israel of war crimes following remains discovered under Gaza rubble

He claimed that the discoveries revived concerns raised in a 2024 UN report that found Israeli strikes on residential buildings during the early weeks of the war may have violated humanitarian law.

Palestinians walk past a destroyed Israeli armored vehicle left behind by the Israeli army during the recent war, in the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood of Gaza City, September 7, 2026.
Trucks loaded with humanitarian aid wait at the Kerem Shalom crossing before entering the Gaza Strip from southern Israel, August 12, 2026.

Drugs found in Gaza aid as IDF destroys Hamas weapons in mosques, arrests West Bank terrorists

A BOY holds a sign that reads: ‘We will not be displaced. Stop our extermination,’ this week in Gaza City. Hamas, not Israel, is responsible for civilian harm, yet much of the world continues to misjudge the situation, the writer argues.

Hamas, not the IDF, endangers Gazan civilians - opinion

A DAMAGED Israeli flag flies in the Gaza Strip amid destruction, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, earlier this month. Hamas is using Israel to harm as many Gazans as possible, creating and exacerbating a humanitarian crisis, the writer maintains.

Leaving Gaza is the only way to defeat Hamas - opinion


'Baseless': Urban warfare researcher John Spencer battles war crimes accusations against Israel

Spencer claims that Israel went above and beyond what was expected of a state in an attempt to prevent harm to non-combatants.

  IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. July 14, 2024.

Inside Hamas: How the terrorist organization uses guerrilla tactics to wage war

Hamas uses civilian homes to stockpile weapons, dresses its fighters as civilians and moves through an extensive tunnel network to sneak up on and ambush Israeli soldiers.

 Palestinian fighters from the armed wing of Hamas take part in a military parade to mark the anniversary of the 2014 war with Israel, near the border in the central Gaza Strip, July 19, 2023.

IDF issues evacuation orders, strikes Khan Yunis after Hamas rocket barrage

The IDF took preventive measures to mitigate harm to uninvolved civilians, enabling civilians to evacuate from the area on time, the military said.

 A plume of smoke from an explosion near Khan Yunis.

IDF kills dozens of terrorists hiding in UNRWA schools, increase attacks in Shejaia

The IDF found dozens of terrorists to be hiding in UNRWA schools and eliminated the facilities along with other Hamas terrorist infrastructures. 

  IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. June 26, 2024.

Human shields? UN, you’re blaming the wrong side - editorial

Hamas has used the human shield tactic at least since 2007.

 IDF soldiers clear a tunnel in the Gaza Strip

IDF destroys launch site placed in humanitarian zone, escalates operations in Rafah

The Israeli Air Force struck the launch site that was placed inside a shelter located in the humanitarian zone. Additionally, IDF troops escalate operations in Rafah.

 IDF operating in the Gaza Strip, June 21, 2024

Hamas denies patients treatment, Gazans don't support them, foreign volunteer doctor reveals

Dr. Baxtiyar Baram, who volunteered in northern Gaza says only 10% of people back Hamas, but the group continues to have control.

 A views shows a room in the damaged Al Shifa Hospital after Israeli forces withdrew from the hospital and the area around it following a two-week operation, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City April 2, 2024.

Satterfield: Hamas's humanitarian policy? it has none

US Special Envoy David Satterfield asserted Hamas's responsibility for the suffering in Gaza, attributing it to their use of civilians as shields and rejection of peaceful solutions.

 THE IDF operates in Gaza this week. Only after a clear victory over Hamas, will Israel be considered by Arab nations a worthy partner against Iran, says the writer.

Reflecting on Israel’s vulnerability: A strategic overview six months into Gaza war - analysis

As Israel’s war with Hamas enters its seventh month, uncertainty lingers, especially after Israel’s airstrike on the Iranian Embassy in Damascus.

 Palestinians react as an Israeli military vehicle burns after it was hit by Palestinian gunmen who infiltrated areas of southern Israel, at the Israeli side of Israel-Gaza border, October 7, 2023.

Maternity ward 'martyrs': IDF kills terrorists hiding in Shifa hospital

At the Shifa Hospital on Sunday, Nahal forces killed terrorists and located numerous weapons hidden within the complex.

 IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. March 19, 2024.