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May 11, 2026

Hamas Must Be Held Responsible for Using Human Shields

Sanctions and legal measures are available, if the West will use them.

Unsurprisingly, in the numerous condemnations, resolutions, and legal actions against Israel—including those emanating from the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice—there has been no mention of Hamas’s systematic, extensive, and deadly use of human shields. Even the U.S. has been lackluster in addressing what is an extensively documented and indisputable war crime. Orde Kittrie considers the consequences:

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