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[-] Zehzin@lemmy.world 179 points 2 years ago

Isn't pretending you're civilian like a war crime or something?

[-] massive_bereavement@kbin.social 150 points 2 years ago

Also pretending you are a medic is a big nono on the Geneva's convention.

It looks like they are trying to get the war crime bingo.

[-] jalda@sopuli.xyz 14 points 2 years ago

Geneva's checklist

[-] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago

They've had it for awhile, they're going for platinum at this point.

[-] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 60 points 2 years ago

Yes, it's known as perfidy.

[-] crapwittyname@lemm.ee 19 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yes, but I haven't seen the footage, I'm so incredibly busy you see. So I couldn't possibly remark on whether or not this is or was a war crime. And, actually, it's really quite gauche of you to ask, to be perfectly honest.

Edit: context

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago

This doesn't bode well for Palestinian side

[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 91 points 2 years ago

Just some more casual war crimes....

[-] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

Casual war crimes are in this season.

[-] Crow@lemmy.world 86 points 2 years ago

This is one of those war crimes you can know very little about war crimes and still identify. It’s just that fucked.

[-] BleatingZombie@lemmy.world 42 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It's called "perfidy"

Quoting Wikipedia:

In the context of war, perfidy is a form of deception in which one side promises to act in good faith with the intention of breaking that promise once the unsuspecting enemy is exposed.

[-] Penguincoder@beehaw.org 78 points 2 years ago

Well that's certainly a war crime. Wonder if the rest of the world will look the other way on this too.

[-] OpenStars@startrek.website 21 points 2 years ago

Oil is involved so... yes.:-(

Remember the Republicans in the USA are still salivating over how to stop funding to curb Russian aggression while simultaneously wanting to fund Israel.

We went from being one step away to joining with Ukraine to now being one step away from joining Israel.

[-] jonne@infosec.pub 9 points 2 years ago

They're just doing it so blatantly so they can show everyone they can get away with it. It's the same reason Putin kills his rivals in ways that obviously implicate him, he wants people to know it was him and nobody can do anything about it.

[-] 52fighters@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago

It would be a war crime if against a state actor but the rules have been defined so that it is legal against non-state actors.

[-] owen@lemmy.ca 73 points 2 years ago

This is wildly fucked up. Why are they literally using terrorist tactics?

[-] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 56 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

terrorism is the war of poor

Hold up a mirror so the script gets flipped

'cause when it's in reverse it ain't wrong no more

Warfare's the terrorism of the rich

Brother Ali - Mourning in America

[-] Inucune@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Because in war, the only goal is to remove the enemy by any means. Warcrimes mean nearly nothing if you remove the entire opposition. Victors write history books.

[-] owen@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

It's global nuclear war time 😎

[-] Dreamer@lemmy.ml 71 points 2 years ago
[-] ShroOmeric@lemmy.world 55 points 2 years ago

The real terrorists are in the IDF.

[-] sndmn@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago

Israel was literally founded by Irgun - a terrorist organization.

[-] gnuhaut@lemmy.ml 44 points 2 years ago

Check out the r/worldnews thread. Example:

So let me get this straight.

Israel bombs hospitals to target Hamas terrorists. Everyone hates that because of the indirect casualties to civilian lives and direct damage to precious infrastructure.

Israel then does targeted attacks inside hospitals and ensures only Hamas terrorists die with very minimal damage to anything else. Everyone hates that because "they didn't do it right."

So then how are they supposed to get into hospitals to take these guys down? Is it a free terrorist shelter now? Is everyone inside a hospital safe from retaliation?

They want praise for only committing like three separate warcrimes instead of blowing up the already occupied hospital.

[-] 52fighters@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 years ago

Hamas is a non-state group which creates a loophole where this rule does not apply. πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

[-] gnuhaut@lemmy.ml 29 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Ah yes, the famous non-state loophole, where you can just shoot people in their hospital beds and it's not a war crime. Just because someone is not part of a regular state military does not mean they have literally zero rights. Also dressing up as a doctor or nurse is a war crime. The occupation itself is a illegal as well, they shouldn't even be there.

DeAtH sQuaDS aRe lEgal acKsHuAllY!!! Fuck off.

[-] 52fighters@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago
  1. It is not illegal to assinate terrorists.
  2. It is not illegal to dress as a doctor or nurse.
  3. There is no occupation, only conquered territory. The lands were lost when the Arabs invaded Israel and lost. Israel should incorporate non-citizen Arabs into Israel and I believe it will eventually happen.
[-] gnuhaut@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 years ago
  1. It is not illegal to assinate terrorists.
  2. It is not illegal to dress as a doctor or nurse.
  3. There is no occupation, only conquered territory. The lands were lost when the Arabs invaded Israel and lost. Israel should incorporate non-citizen Arabs into Israel and I believe it will eventually happen.

Wow.

[-] striderk@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago

Are you some sort of reincarnated warlord? Ghenghis Khan, is that you?

[-] FaizalR@kbin.social 22 points 2 years ago

They seem to become more desperate now. Everything that they do will return to them someday.

[-] purplepuppy@links.hackliberty.org 16 points 2 years ago

This type of actions are done on purpose to blurry the line between civilians and army so no one knows who is who. Everyone is paranoid so hamas kills more civilans, so Israel government can kill more civilans in retribution. Over all, Isriaelly goverment will win, since they are backed by US and they will take over all the land from Palestinians.

[-] PanArab@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 years ago

This is a war crime. Israel is a pariah state

[-] Blackmist@feddit.uk 14 points 2 years ago

All the shocked Pikachus in here that never watched Munich.

[-] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 11 points 2 years ago

Hey, a real example of evil being done by people in drag.

[-] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 years ago

Wait, how can they disguise as women?

Aren't there any women in the Israeli forces?

[-] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago
[-] jalda@sopuli.xyz 8 points 2 years ago

Always has been 🌍 πŸ”«

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago
[-] wick@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Wtf is a "Jenin cemetery"? Does every new jihadist splinter group get a cemetery?

[-] theRealBassist@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

in a hospital in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin.

The city is called Jenin. The splinter grouped is named for the city. The cemetary is named for the city.

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