Israeli commander killed Palestinian 'human shield' during Gaza operation

An Israeli commander shot and killed a Palestinian man while he was being used by the Israeli army as a human shield in Gaza in August last year, a report by an Israeli news site has revealed.

An expose piece by Hamakom Hachi Ham Bagehenom, or The Hottest Place in Hell in English, said that the 931st Battalion of the Nahal Brigade was using a Palestinian as a human shield during one of their operations in Rafah, southern Gaza, when he was targeted.

According to the report, a commander who was not aware that the Palestinian man, who has not been identified, was part of the operation shot him dead. 

"He did not know that [the Palestinian man] had received permission to enter the building and stay with the fighters. He also did not bother to check. He believed that he was a danger and quickly pulled the trigger," the piece read. 

An Israeli army spokesperson confirmed the events to the publication, and did not deny the use of Palestinians as human shields.

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