A number of human rights groups released a press statement accusing Israel of using bullets against Hamas militants in Gaza. “We have received word from several reputable contacts who are currently under assault within Gaza that they have seen Israeli soldiers using bullets as a weapon against Hamas” said John Jones, a human rights activist who lives in Toronto, Canada. “They have claimed that the Israeli soldiers are firing these bullets from a variety of different firearms, including assault rifles, pistols and sawed off shotguns, and at times have done so with the intention of causing harm to other human beings”.

Human Rights Researchers in Israel witnessed hours of alleged gun fights between Israeli forces and Hamas freedom fighters in the Jebaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza. However, they could not confirm the actual use of firearms and bullets by Israeli soldiers because they have been barred from entering the territory. An emergency room technician at Shifa hospital in Gaza told this reporter that he had treated several victims for wounds that looked like they were caused by bullets. However, due to Israeli closures on Gaza, he lacked the resources to say for certain what or who caused the injuries.

Military spokeswoman Maj. Ehud Levine refused to comment directly on whether Israel was using bullets, but said the army was “using its munitions in accordance with international law.” In response to this, human rights groups said that even if Israeli forces have been acting in accordance with international law, they are still worthy of condemnation. When asked about alleged use of bullets by Hamas, the human rights groups said: “well, what do you expect them to use?”.

Israel used a whole lot of bullets in its 34-day war with Hezbollah in Lebanon in 2006. The U.S. military in Iraq used the bullets during a November 2004 operation against insurgents in the city of Fallujah.

Note: The article above is written with satirical intentions (see this article for similar reports condemning Israel for using incendiary weapons in Gaza, something that even the ICRC admits is legal according to “international law”).