 On 22 November 2006, Human Rights Watch (HRW) accused Muhammad Wail Baroud, a military commander in the Popular Resistance Committee, of using civilians for shielding homes against military attacks but later stated that they erred.There was no evidence that the house was being used for military purposes at the time of the planned attack, nor did the IDF explain what military objective it could have had.They considered the destruction in light of Israel's longstanding policy of destroying homes as punitive measures instead of as legitimate military targets.