Hamas Uses Civilians as Human Shields

The provided link is further proof that Hamas use "human shields", and exploit the people of Gaza. Hamas itself has given interviews/speeches in which they endorse this policy. http://m.youtube.com... In this video Hamas MP Fathi Hammad makes these statements: ("The enemies of Allah) do not know that the Palestinian people has developed its (methods) of death and death-seeking. For the Palestinian people death has become an industry, at which women excel and so do all the people living on this land. The elderly excel at this, and so do the mujahideen and the children. This is why they have formed human shields of the women, the children, the elderly and the mujahideen, in order to challenge the Zionist bombing machine. It is as if they were saying to the Zionist enemy: "We desire death like you desire life". http://m.youtube.com... In this clip, when asked by the interviewer what he thought about people "reverting to the human shield method", Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zahri responded by saying: "This attests to the character of our noble, Jihad-fighting people, who defend their rights and their homes with their bare chests and their blood. The policy of people confronting Israeli warplanes with their bare chests in order to protect their homes, has proven effective against the occupation. We in Hamas call upon our people to adopt this policy". This interview was recorded during the recent 2014 conflict between Israel and Gaza. Other Examples of Hamas Using Human Shields 1. Firing rockets and other forms of weaponry from civilian areas. This in itself is a categorised war crime. A number of rockets have also been misfired by Hamas, into Gaza's own buildings. 2. Storing rockets and other forms of weaponry in public places. During this summers conflict 3 UN run schools were found to have rockets in them. In addition to that, mosques were found with guns stored inside, and booby traps were discovered in homes. Anyone that watched footage of Gaza in the news recently would've noticed thick black waves of smoke coming from buildings and other areas within the city, this is caused by rockets, weaponry and booby traps. Here you can see the IDF finding a booby trapped home: http://m.youtube.com... 3. Another instance of Hamas purposely placing civilians in danger is the encouragement of its population to ignore warnings given by the Israel Defence Forces. Thousands of text messages, phone calls, and leaflets were sent out by the IDF advising people to leave dangerous areas and take shelter. One such statement by Hamas demanding that people stay in their homes is here: "To all of our people who have evacuated their homes, return to them immediately and do not leave the house. You must follow the directives of the Interior Ministry. This is psychological warfare, random messages to instill panic in people." 4. Forcing civilians to participate in war, by the strapping of bombs over them. Both Hamas and Fatah have been responsible of this. 5. Using the Al-Shifa hospital (Gaza city hospital) as its headquarters. Again, this proves that Hamas has committed war crime(s) by exploiting public domain and placing its civilians in danger. (6.) the building of tunnels in neighbourhoods and under homes. The 35 tunnels discovered by the IDF this year were constructed in neighbourhoods and under civilian homes. Making it extremely difficult for the IDF to successfully destroy the tunnels and minimise civilian damage. Supporting Links (1.) http://www.jta.org... (2.) http://www.jpost.com... (3.)http://legalinsurrection.com... (4.) http://www.algemeiner.com... (5.) http://honestreporting.com...