A human shield is a non-combatant (or a group of non-combatants) who either volunteers or is forced to shield a legitimate military target in order to deter the enemy from attacking it.
- Gordon, Neve; Perugini, Nicola (2020). Human Shields: A History of People in the Line of Fire. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520301849.
Despite the recent EU statement condemning the use of human shields by Hamas, many people don't believe they use them. It's certainly barely mentioned in the media, which explains much of the ignorance, so here is as much corroborative evidence I can find proving beyond any doubt that Hamas deliberately use their own citizens as martyrs, forcing children to sit on the rooves of buildings after Israel warn that they will be demolished, and deliberately make sure their own side's casualties are as high as possible as that grows the hatred of Israel. Martyrdom in Palestinian society
I am fully aware many people do not trust Israeli reports, but that is their problem not mine. Yet the same people accept casualty figures in Gaza entirely from Hamas reports. Here is the official Israeli government list of how Hamas use human shields.
Using child soldiers is also against international law but are standard practice by Hamas, which in itself should tell its supporters they are backing the wrong people. Child soldiers
Mothers are brought up to believe the greatest honour to their family is to sacrifice a child through a suicide attack, and as an added incentive are paid for life by Hamas (using international aid payments) if they do so. Hamas pay to slay This is part of their culture, a fact their western supporters find impossible to accept. Mother of three suicide bombers elected to parliament
The core of the genocide story is the apparent numbers of civilians killed by Israel while cleansing Gaza of Hamas. Unlike normal armies, Hamas want as many civilian casualties as possible, deliberately using schools, hospitals and police stations to store weapons and fight from, as well as the 300 miles of tunnels (paid by international aid) where actual terrorists can hide from the Israeli forces. Unfortunately few on the left understand a people who can actually sacrifice their own civilians to win their single plan of wiping out every last Jew, starting with the middle east. Human shields
But ultimately the best form of evidence is a direct confession, which are scattered around the internet, and may change the general sentiment if actually shown on TV. Here is a two minute video showing how a typical setup is built right in the middle of a city and how they kill their own citizens firing missiles into Israel which fall short. Military video
Of course Hamas aren't the only Islamic terrorists to use human shields, but they are clearly the best. Here are some studies explaining how they are part of their culture. Human Shields in modern Jihad
Human Shields: A History of People in the Line of Fire
Hezbollah's use of Lebanese civilians as human shields
How Hamas Uses People As Human Shields (video)
Journalist Recalls When Hamas Used Him as a Human Shield (video)
And finally here it is from the leader of Hamas's son
