Amnesty International has come under fire for saying Ukraine is purposely putting citizens at risk by billeting troops in schools and hospitals. It is pointed out that the troops are engaged in defending populated areas and such locations are the best places from which to engage in defensive action, which naturally includes offensive action in the instance of attack. Of course, that's not to say that Ukraine isn't engaged in offensive actions - they're aiming to win a war against invaders.
However, if one turns to Gaza, Hamas is vilified for doing exactly the same thing, and Gaza is a very small and densely populated area with little choice of where troops can be stationed.
The difference, however, is that a lot of Hamas' activity is not defensive, but offensive, in response to which Israel last invaded in 2014.
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