Was the Palestinian medic shot by the IDF serving as a human shield?

A video released by the IDF appears to show Razan Najjar throwing a smoke grenade into an open area and announcing that she is offering herself as a human shield.

Female Palestinian medic Razan Al-Najar reacts to tear gas as she works at the scene of clashes at Israel-Gaza border, in the southern Gaza Strip, April 1, 2018

(photo credit: IBRAHEEM ABU MUSTAFA / REUTERS)

ByYAMI ROTH / MAARIV, ERIC SUMNER

JUNE 7, 2018 20:55

Updated: JUNE 10, 2018 12:39

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