SATISH SHARMA - not just Rotigraphy.: A compilation by Israeli researcher Shaiel Ben-Ephraim documents 26 instances on Oct. 7, 2023, in which Hamas fighters had civilians in their power and spared their lives.

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A compilation by Israeli researcher Shaiel Ben-Ephraim documents 26 instances on Oct. 7, 2023, in which Hamas fighters had civilians in their power and spared their lives.

The cases match how Hamas has described the day. In a January 2024 document explaining the operation, the group said its fighters were under a "religious and moral commitment" to avoid harming civilians. It said any civilian deaths happened "accidentally and in the course of the confrontation with the occupation forces." 

Investigations by the UN commission of inquiry and Human Rights Watch documented several cases where Hamas-led fighters also deliberately killed civilians and took captives that day, which both called war crimes. Hamas officials acknowledged that "some faults happened," which they attributed to "the rapid collapse of the Israeli security and military system." 

Hamas also noted "many Israelis were killed by the Israeli army and police due to their confusion,” as stir Israeli military officials admitted ordering the “Hannibal Directive” in several locations.

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Shaiel Ben-Ephraim

@academic_la

On October 7th, the world was told Hamas beheaded babies and out them in ovens. That was false. We were not told of many true cases where civilians were spared. I've compiled, for the first time, testimony from 26 cases where Hamas fighters spared civilians, citing orders to do