Shadow Home Affairs Minister James Paterson says it is important that the IDF as a democracy, does everything it can to “minimise civilian casualties” in their war against Hamas. Mr Paterson told Sky News Australia that “no one wants to see any civilian casualties”. “But in war unfortunately it is a reality.
Shadow Home Affairs Minister James Paterson says it is important that the IDF as a democracy, does everything it can to “minimise civilian casualties” in their war against Hamas.“But in war unfortunately it is a reality.
“They are being exacerbated and they are far greater than they would otherwise be because of Hamas’ deliberate strategy of locating itself in civilian areas.“And they know that if the IDF does target them and there are civilian targets as a result of that, then that will be a powerful propaganda tool that they can wield against Israel in the court of international public opinion.
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