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The bill specifically addresses Hamas’s surprise attack on Israel, noting that those taken hostage by the group are effectively being used as human shields. It also addresses the terror group’s decision to embed rocket launchers and weapons caches in densely populated areas throughout the Gaza Strip. Hamas does this to ensure Israeli forces unintentionally kill civilians.

The bill specifically addresses Hamas’s surprise attack on Israel, noting that those taken hostage by the group are effectively being used as human shields. It also addresses the terror group’s decision to embed rocket launchers and weapons caches in densely populated areas throughout the Gaza Strip. Hamas does this to ensure Israeli forces unintentionally kill civilians.

“Hamas, Hezbollah, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and other groups that cynically exploit civilians as human shields are responsible for the deaths of countless Israelis and Palestinian civilians alike,” Sherman said in a statement, adding that the bill will make “certain that the United States will hold terrorists accountable for their use of this disgraceful tactic.”<ref>Adam Kredo, [https://freebeacon.com/latest-news/after-hamas-strike-congress-wants-to-sanction-terror-groups-use-of-human-shields/After Hamas Strike, Congress Wants to Sanction Terror Group’s Use of Human Shields], ''Free Beacon'', Oct 10, 2023</ref>

“Hamas, Hezbollah, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and other groups that cynically exploit civilians as human shields are responsible for the deaths of countless Israelis and Palestinian civilians alike,” Sherman said in a statement, adding that the bill will make “certain that the United States will hold terrorists accountable for their use of this disgraceful tactic.”<ref>Adam Kredo, [https://freebeacon.com/latest-news/after-hamas-strike-congress-wants-to-sanction-terror-groups-use-of-human-shields/After Hamas Strike, Congress Wants to Sanction Terror Group’s Use of Human Shields], ''Free Beacon'', Oct 10, 2023</ref>}}