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Gaza conflict: Who is a civilian?

Hamas-run Interior Ministry
The Interior Ministry was hit in the first strike targeting a government building
The bloodied children are clearly civilians; men killed as they launch rockets are undisputedly not. But what about the 40 or so young Hamas police recruits on parade who died in the first wave of Israel's bombing campaign in Gaza?
Our definition is that anyone who is involved with terrorism within Hamas is a valid target. This ranges from the strictly military institutions and includes the political institutions that provide the logistical funding and human resources for the terrorist arm
To claim that all of those offices are legitimate targets, just because they are affiliated with Hamas, is legally flawed and extremely problematic