"Israel warns civilians before striking — leaflets, texts, roof knocks. No army does more."
Their strongest version
The IDF has used warning systems at scale, and warnings can and sometimes do reduce civilian deaths; most militaries issue none.
The response
A warning changes nothing about a strike's legality. Proportionality and distinction still apply after the leaflet falls, and the law says warned civilians who stay — the elderly, the disabled, those with nowhere to go — remain fully protected. Then test the system against its record. Families were directed to 'safe zones' like al-Mawasi and Rafah that were then struck, repeatedly and on the record. Evacuation routes were hit. A million people were ordered to move through a strip 25 miles long with the exits sealed. A warning you cannot act on isn't protection — it's paperwork. And when the warned area covers half the enclave, its real function is closer to pre-clearing blame than clearing civilians. Ask the one question the talking point is built to skip: warned to go where?