[dnate]

Wikipedia has a good article about it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_of_human_shields_by_Hamas

[NomDePlum]

That article appears to state that the use of human shields by Hamas is not true and fabricated by Israel.

It's not a term I've seen any real evidence for. If anything the opposite is true according to the linked and Guardian article. Israel is pursuing a policy of killing suspected members of Hamas in their family home/building when they are not engaged in warfare, using dumb bombs that guarantee there will be significant civilian casualties, likely in the low to high 10's and possibly higher.

[cess11]

Of what use is a human shield if your enemy would just shoot the person in front of you?

The IDF commonly uses palestinians as human shields though.

[davrosthedalek]

To make the enemy kill civilians....

[guappa]

edit war, completely unreliable for now.