> Haaretz is not an official Israeli newspaper, certainly not an IDF one.

No such claim was made.

Other papers back up the statement. https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-believes-70000-gazans-kill...

> Deliberately hiding in buildings and institutions that are supposed to be strictly civilian.

Yes, this is not allowed.

The rules of law still say you can’t do whatever you like as a result.