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What is roof-knocking?
Roof-knocking is an IDF warning: a small munition fired at a roof before a strike, so residents can leave. What army warns its target first?
Roof-knocking is an IDF warning method. A small round hits the roof, residents get time to leave, and a strike follows only if the target is still there. The IDF also calls by phone and drops leaflets.
The IDF says Hamas tells residents to stay put. Ask who wants civilians in the building. The film’s soldiers describe aborting strikes when the picture was wrong.
The IDF presents roof-knocking as one step in its targeting process, under strict rules of engagement.