When White Flags Turn Red in Gaza

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image A woman holds a white flag while evacuating with other Palestinian civilians towards the southern Gaza Strip, November 7, 2023. © 2023 Ahmed Zakot/Reuters The Israeli military’s announcement that its forces in Gaza shot and killed three Israeli hostages despite them being shirtless and waving a white flag raises core issues about the protection of civilians in the current hostilities. First, these men and the other civilians abducted on October 7 should not have been in Gaza in the first place. Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups that are unlawfully detaining civilians…

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