Phone calls and text messages were also sent to Beit Lahiya residents, the IDF said.
It should be noted that a Hamas spokesperson called for Gaza residents to act as human shields on live television earlier this week, calling the move “an effective strategy” in the PR war against Israel and encouraging Palestinian Arabs to stay in their homes despite IDF warnings to prevent casualties.
The international community has remained silent over the strategy, however, despite the fact that the Hamas-Fatah unity government in the Palestinian Authority joined several international agencies and human rights groups earlier this year.
By contrast, video footage from within Gaza indicates that the IDF has been careful not only to target only those homes marked as terrorists’ dwellings, but also to warn surrounding residents to stay in safe areas during a targeted airstrike.
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