Jenin and the IDF
Here’s a piece of (recent) military history, discussing the battle of Jenin and the IDF’s tactics there. Fundamentally, the IDF showed stunning restraint in using their superior firepower to dislodge Palestinian fighters from the town and refugee camp. Risk to IDF soldiers was subordinate to sparing civilians, even though many of these civilians may have been participating in the battle by serving as runners or lookouts. Soldiers would announce ahead of time that they were entering a building, and would check to make sure there were no civilians in a room before clearing it out. This is in contrast to the usual method of letting a grenade clear out a room before entering. The final result was that fewer civilians were killed than IDF soldiers.