IDF’s Gaza maps now show sensitive sites

10.04.2011                      06.Nisan, 5771

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IDF’s Gaza maps now show sensitive sites

New maps highlight 3,000 buildings and various infrastructure sites that should not be attacked like UN facilities, schools, homes, etc.

The army has updated its maps of the Gaza Strip since Operation Cast Lead with a massive and unprecedented increase in the number of sensitive installations and buildings marked as offlimits for IDF attacks.
During Operation Cast Lead in January 2009, maps used by commanders operating on the ground in Gaza highlighted some 1,800 buildings and various infrastructure sites that should not be attacked and next to which troops needed to operate with extra sensitivity….