Hamas Broadcasts Radio Appeal for Human Shields

Once again displaying their contempt and disregard for the laws of war, Palestinian terrorists employed human shields to aid their escape from Israeli forces. The terrorists had sought refuge in a mosque in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza Strip, another breach of the laws of war, and when the IDF refused to allow such cynical tactics to prevent them from achieving their mission the terrorist Hamas government broadcast a radio appeal for women to form a human shield and allow the gunmen to escape and hundreds took up the challenge. Under the cover of the human shield most of the terrorists escaped although two were shot dead in the crowd. Some of the other terrorists were dressed up as women to facilitate their escape.