Re:‘I witnessed war crimes’ in Gaza – former worker at GHF a...
by aklein on Monday July 28, 2025 @10:41PM
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Not a lawyer, but my understanding is civilian casualties are not unlawful (according to international law) when the target is legitimate (on the theory that it is otherwise impossible to legally fight a war with an enemy that hides behind its citizens). To be clear this is not to say war crimes are not also happening.
Re:‘I witnessed war crimes’ in Gaza – former worker at GHF a...
by orthogonal-wren on Monday July 28, 2025 @11:52PM
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Also the israeli military seems to be using "human shields" itself.
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/24/middleeast/palestinians-h...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/23/idf-in...
Make no mistake, its 100% a war crime to use civilians as human shields. But that doesn't magically absolve the IDF of also committing a war crime. And if they can't meet their military objectives without committing war crimes, maybe that's a sign. In any case, bombing a hospital to kill a terrorist is a very efficient tactic if your goal is to create more terrorists. If you learn nothing else from the UK's administration of Mandatory Palestine, learn that.