Israeli soldier admits using human shields in Gaza

In a report published this week by Breaking the Silence, a human rights group that publishes testimonies from Israeli soldiers, a soldier involved in the January invasion of the Gaza Strip testified that his unit used Palestinian civilians as human shields while raiding houses. The revelation comes despite a 2005 ban on the practice by the Israeli High Court.

Other testimonies reveal that commanders urged the troops to “shoot first and worry later about sorting out civilians.”