Former Israeli special operator Aaron Cohen says a phony delay of Israel's ground invasion may have offered extra time if new intelligence was gathered regarding the state of hostages taken by Hamas in Gaza.
IDF posted evidence of Hamas obstructing evacuation -- social media observations, telephone recordings, bodies found near the Gaza border.
Hamas seen blocking evacuation routes in Gaza - IDF - The Jerusalem Post
Hamas Tells Civilians Not to Evacuate to the South - WSJ
Past occasions of Hamas using civilians as human shields - Hamas_human_shields.pdf- NATO Strategic Communications of Excellence [PDF]
NATO StratCom COE
The NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence (NATO StratCom COE) became functional in January 2014. On July 1 the same year, seven member states – Estonia, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and the United Kingdom – signed memorandums of understanding on the establishment of the StratCom COE. The centre received NATO accreditation on 1 September 2014, and, as stated in the 2014 Wales Summit Declaration, Allies welcomed, “…the establishment of the StratCom COE as a meaningful contribution to NATO’s efforts…” in the area of strategic communications.
NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence is multi-nationally constituted and NATO-accredited international military organization, which is not part of the NATO Command Structure, nor subordinate to any other NATO entity. As such the Centre does not therefore speak for NATO.
