UN Will Address Hamas Use of Human Shields, Though Finds It "Very Difficult"

Any step the UN takes to focus on Hamas is a good thing:

The United Nations is ready to address Hamas's use of children as human shields during last month's IDF offensive in Gaza, the UN special representative for children and armed conflict told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday.

"We have not yet dealt directly with the human shield issue, but we will now mention it in our reports," Radhika Coomaraswamy said in an exclusive interview following a four-day visit to the region.

"It is still very difficult for us to say that it was actually happening and we still need to conduct a full investigation into what exactly took place... but we are not denying that it happened; it is absolutely possible that Hamas was using its civilians as human shields," she said.

It can't be that difficult to say it is happening:



And it is more than just 'possible':



But it's a start.

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