Here's why you're a classic useful idiot. While most people would agree that bombing a hospital or school is bad, people like you totally ignore why it happens and that Hamas uses hospitals and schools for military purposes for just this reason: so they can then play the victim in a situation they created... and useful idiots like you shill for them.
From a quick AI search as to whether Hamas uses schools and hospitals for military purposes:
The use of hospitals and schools for military purposes by Hamas is a widely reported and highly contentious issue, with Israeli and US officials providing evidence, while Hamas and some other sources deny or contest the claims. International law prohibits the targeting of medical facilities and the use of human shields, though this protection can be lost if a hospital is used for military activities that are harmful to the enemy.
Evidence and reports of military use
Numerous reports from the Israeli military (IDF) and independent investigations have presented evidence of Hamas using hospitals and schools for military activities:
- Command centers and weapons: In November 2023, the IDF released evidence and US intelligence confirmed that Hamas used Gaza's largest hospital, al-Shifa, as a command center and weapons depot, leveraging a tunnel network beneath the complex. Subsequent reporting from The New York Times, based on classified Israeli intelligence, corroborated that Hamas used the hospital for cover and maintained a tunnel beneath it.
- Tunnel networks: In June 2025, an IDF-led tour for journalists revealed a Hamas tunnel beneath a hospital in southern Gaza, with a room where a top Hamas commander was reportedly killed. An Israeli military document from February 2024 also reported that a significant Hamas intelligence command center was located in a tunnel system running beneath UNRWA's headquarters and a nearby school.
- Weaponry and storage: Israeli forces have reported finding caches of weapons, grenades, and military equipment within medical facilities and schools. For example, in June 2024, the IDF stated it found a "terrorist war room" in a medical clinic in Shujaiya.
- Exploitation of UN facilities: Seized Hamas military plans have revealed that the group considered schools and other civilian facilities "the best obstacles" to protect its forces. An IDF document noted that Hamas uses UNRWA schools for refuge, weapons storage, and as part of its force deployment. A 2015 UN inquiry also found that weapons were placed in an UNRWA school, confirming the possibility that an armed group used the premises to launch attacks.
- Hostage taking: Released Israeli hostages have testified to being held inside and underneath hospitals. In November 2023, CCTV footage showed hostages being brought into al-Shifa Hospital by armed Hamas fighters.
Broader context
The debate occurs within the context of asymmetric warfare, where a non-state actor like Hamas often operates within civilian areas to counter a more powerful conventional army.
- International law: International humanitarian law protects hospitals and prohibits the use of human shields. However, the protection ceases if a hospital is used for military purposes harmful to the enemy. This often puts civilians at greater risk, regardless of who is responsible for the militarization.
- UN agency challenges: UNRWA, which runs schools and health clinics in Gaza, has long faced Israeli accusations of Hamas infiltration among its staff. UNRWA acknowledges the challenge of ensuring neutrality in a Hamas-controlled area and has stated it lacks the capacity to conduct independent security investigations.