Hamas human shield

IDF to probe claims of soldiers using human shields in Gaza 'if details provided'

The AP reported Saturday night that a Gazan man, Ayman Abu Hamadan, told them that he was used as a lookout for Israeli soldiers.

IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. May 9, 2025.
 US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee speaking from the Western Wall, April 18, 2025.

Huckabee condemns Hamas's use of 'flesh dome' human shields, continued hostage holding

 Haitham Razek abd al-Karim Sheikh Khalil

IDF kills Hamas commander that infiltrated Kibbutz Nir Oz on Oct.7

 Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attends a news conference in Baghdad, Iraq December 6, 2024.

Iranian FM warns Israel: A future attack would cause 'all-out war'


IDF operates against Hamas terror hub near Jabalya hospital

Terrorists had planted explosive devices and booby traps in the area surrounding the hospital’s compound. 

 IDF soldiers in northern Gaza Strip conducting operation in the area of the Indonesian Hospital, where a Hamas launch site was located.

Beaten, hung from the ceiling: Gazans speak out against Hamas brutality - report

“Reduce your Facebook comments so you don’t have to visit us,” one of the dissidents was warned by the Hamas electronic crimes unit.

 A Hamas terrorist tortures a Gazan civilian.

Why do IDF numbers of Hamas dead keep going down? - analysis

The IDF has dismantled Hamas’s 24 battalions.

Palestinian Hamas militants take part in an anti-Israel rally in Gaza City May 22, 2021

IDF reveals: Slain hostages were found in Gaza tunnel near children's yard

"The tunnel was hidden in a child's yard, a place where a child should be safe, and not used as a human shield for Hamas."

The IDF located the shaft to the tunnel where the bodies of the six hostages were found, surrounded by childrens toys in a backyard in Gaza, September 4, 2024.

WATCH: IDF reveals Hamas launched rockets from humanitarian area in civilian clothes

Hamas deliberately embedded its military assets used to carry out attacks against Israel next to humanitarian infrastructure and the civilian population.

 Infographic showing where Hamas terrorists launched rockets from near the humanitarian aid route in Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip.

'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