"The soldiers had forced the nine-year-old boy to open suspected booby-trapped bags at gunpoint."
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Israeli troops demoted over Gaza 'human shield' boy
Two Israeli soldiers convicted of using a Palestinian child as a human shield during an offensive in Gaza in 2009 have received suspended sentences and been demoted.
The soldiers had forced the nine-year-old boy to open suspected booby-trapped bags at gunpoint.
It occurred during Israel's three-week conflict with Hamas, which rules Gaza.
It was reportedly the first such conviction in Israel, where the use of civilians as human shields is banned.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said the pair will be on probation for two years, AFP news agency reported.
During the soldiers' trial in October, the boy, Majid Rabah, said he feared for his life.
"I thought they would kill me. I became very scared and wet my pants," he said in an affidavit.
Majid Rabah's mother, Fatma, criticised the sentence as too lenient.