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[Rubber Bullets, Real Lives]
The IDF alternate between live rounds and rubber bullets.  The name rubber bullet is a misnomer as they are plastic covered metal bullets.  They have been proven to be inaccurate over more than 40 meters. They are routinely fired over this distance and routinely hit people; the excuse given is that they were not the intended target, but these things are inaccurate.  One such round was used by a sniper to hit a 17 year old Shabab in the head.  Luckily, he survived, this time...