Hamas Does Not Use Palestinians as Human Shields

Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu declared that Hamas uses civilians as “human shields,” the spokesperson of the Israeli Embassy to the United States said. Elad Strohmayer echoed the accusation in an interview on The Mehdi Hassan Show that Hamas uses the Palestinians as “human shields.” Some American officials emphasized the same claim in Congress, the Toronto Sun, and other social media users, focusing on women and children are being used as human shields against Israeli attacks.