Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Here are several links from the Daily Alert proving out Hamas' use of a UN school to launch mortars and their intent to self-inflict civilian casualties:
Resident say Hamas militants staged attacks from cover of UN school
Residents of a Gaza neighborhood are confirming Israel's claim that Hamas militants had opened fire from the cover of a U.N. school where hundreds of Palestinians had sought refuge.
Israeli forces fired back with mortars, and hospital officials says three dozen Palestinians were killed.
Two residents say a group of militants had fired their mortars from a street near the school, then fled into a crowd of people in the streets. The Israeli army says two of the dead were militants. It accuses Gaza's Hamas rulers of "cynically" using civilians as human shields...
Ottawa blames Hamas for civilian deaths at school
Ban Ki-moon condemns rocket attack from Gaza school run by UN agency
Finally, this MEMRI video from back in March tells you what you need to know about Hamas:
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