Isn't this where they usually hide. Remember how Hezbollah used to launch their missiles from apartment buildings?
IDF Official: Hamas Embedding Itself in Schools, Hospitals
Senior IDF source tells Arutz Sheva a ground invasion is all but inevitable as a result of Hamas's callous use of human shields.
By Ari Soffer and Uzi Baruch
First Publish: 7/10/2014, 9:11 PM
IDF soldiers stand atop an armored personnel carrier near the Gaza borderReuters
A senior IDF official has told Arutz Sheva that the army has no choice but to launch a ground offensive into Gaza in order to stamp out rocket fire on Israeli civilians, because Hamas and other terrorist groups have embedded their military infrastructure so deeply into the civilian population that it is impossible to reach via air power without causing massive collateral damage.
In particular, the source said Hamas has hidden its missile stockpiles and even embedded launchpads specifically in schools and hospitals - callously using the most vulnerable members of society as human shields. At the same time, the Islamist group is not allowing civilians to leave the area; on the contrary, it is encouraging as many noncombatants as possible to "protect" its positions with their bodies.
As a result, he said, a ground invasion is all but inevitable.
'Double war-crime'
Earlier Thursday, it was revealed that Hamas had told Gazans not to listen to IDF warnings of impending strikes, but to stay indoors and act as human shields.
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IDF Official: Hamas Embedding Itself in Schools, Hospitals
Senior IDF source tells Arutz Sheva a ground invasion is all but inevitable as a result of Hamas's callous use of human shields.
By Ari Soffer and Uzi Baruch
First Publish: 7/10/2014, 9:11 PM
IDF soldiers stand atop an armored personnel carrier near the Gaza borderReuters
A senior IDF official has told Arutz Sheva that the army has no choice but to launch a ground offensive into Gaza in order to stamp out rocket fire on Israeli civilians, because Hamas and other terrorist groups have embedded their military infrastructure so deeply into the civilian population that it is impossible to reach via air power without causing massive collateral damage.
In particular, the source said Hamas has hidden its missile stockpiles and even embedded launchpads specifically in schools and hospitals - callously using the most vulnerable members of society as human shields. At the same time, the Islamist group is not allowing civilians to leave the area; on the contrary, it is encouraging as many noncombatants as possible to "protect" its positions with their bodies.
As a result, he said, a ground invasion is all but inevitable.
'Double war-crime'
Earlier Thursday, it was revealed that Hamas had told Gazans not to listen to IDF warnings of impending strikes, but to stay indoors and act as human shields.
Continue reading at:
Hamas Embedding Itself in Schools, Hospitals - Defense/Security - News - Arutz Sheva