When a raid starts, pillagers that spawn in 1x1 gaps, such as those ones that surround the villagers' houses cannot shoot their crossbows, as seen in the videos linked:
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MC-149212
Pillagers cannot attack when spawning on a 1x1 block gap
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Minecraft 1.14
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