Experts Say Israel's 'Booby-Trap' Attacks in Lebanon Violate International Law : progressivepolitics

[–] [email protected] -3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Taking hostages is also against international law, which both Hamas and the houthis have done

https://treaties.un.org/doc/db/terrorism/english-18-5.pdf

International Convention against the taking of hostages. Adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 17 December 1979

Considering that the taking of hostages is an offence of grave concern to the international community and that, in accordance with the provisions of this Convention, any person committing an act of hostage taking shall either be prosecuted or extradited,

Obligatory fuck the IDF and Bibi as well as Hamas and the Houthis, but you’re not saying much by stating it’s against international law. Both sides (lmao, this isn’t a literal both-sides argument) are in violation of international law. Everyone knows it doesn’t mean shit unfortunately.

[+] [email protected] -18 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (29 children)

Does launching rockets at Israel violate international law?

Did the kids killed by rockets in a soccer field pose an imminent lethal threat?

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[+] [email protected] -22 points 4 months ago (33 children)

Israel deserves criticism for indiscriminately bombing the general location where terrorists live, and accepting that civilian casualties are part of the deal, but then people continue to criticize a sophisticated and precision attack against the enemy combatants with an absolute minimum of civilian casualties. Seems like people think Israel has no right to defend itself at all, and makes you wonder if it's just good old fashioned anti semitism.

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