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Hospitals have special protection under the rules of war. Why are they in the crosshairs in Gaza? (apnews.com)

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JERUSALEM (AP) — The head of surgery at Gaza’s largest and most advanced hospital held up his phone Saturday to the hammering of gunfire and artillery shelling. “Listen,” said Dr. Marwan Abu Sada as fighting raged around Shifa Hospital.

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[–] FakinUpCountryDegen -2 points 1 year ago

That's not true, however.

The Geneva convention is extremely clear that any civilian structure used as cover for military operations is fair game. It's not even up for debate.