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[-] bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I looked up the event you’re probably referring to. It was in area A, so even if it was a police unit, these should be considered combatants and international conflict. Operating in area A is a breach of the Oslo accords for Israeli forces.

The squad executing the targeted killing of one militant in the hospital were clothed in different civilian clothes (men, women) as you can see in the video. Only a minority of them wore medical uniforms.

The article doesn’t say, but I remember reading somewhere that it was a border police operation. The IDF and Israeli police forces have special units that specialize in undercover work and blending in with the Palestinian Arab population.

One could argue that covert infiltration and targeted killing avoided civilian casualties that would have occurred using a uniformed frontal assault.

Under IHL these Israeli operatives would be classified as spies and not get protections reserved to prisoners of war.

[-] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 3 days ago

The article doesn’t say, but I remember reading somewhere that it was a border police operation.

I don't think we can rely on your imperfect memory. As far as I'm concerned. this was a war crime, much worse than what IDF is complaining about in the OP since it was actually clear and not just "we killed them, therefore they were combatants" CYA.

[-] prole 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Also, would it even fucking matter if the people who committed the war crime calls it something else?

Like I could not fucking care less that Israel called it a "border police operation," it's blatant war crimes.

I'm having a hard time believing that this person in this thread defending this shit even believes it. How could anyone.

[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago

Nobody cares what you call them. They are armed and agents of the state. That's a war crime.

[-] prole 8 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

This shit is so gross.

I truly hope you're on the payroll, because Jesus Christ, dude.

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