▲ 197 ▼ Israel orders more evacuations in Lebanon, threatens medics who treat Hezbollah members (www.theguardian.com) submitted 2 years ago by jeffw@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world 39 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] small44@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) So it's also a war crime when Israel treat IDF soldiers with your logic permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works -16 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Treating wounded is never a war crime. If a combatant is hors de combat, no longer able to fight, then they are no longer a valid military objective. If the IDF shuttles soldiers ready to fight to the front using an ambulance, it’s a war crime. Shuttling injured soldiers from the front to the back is not a war crime. Hezbollah and also Palestinian militant groups have been observed to use ambulances to do the former. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] small44@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's just an IDF accusations. No independent investigation confirmed it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works -9 points 2 years ago (1 child) There are independent investigations from the 2006 Lebanon war documenting similar cases. You can also find this for previous wars in Gaza and the West Bank. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] small44@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago* https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/11/14/gaza-unlawful-israeli-hospital-strikes-worsen-health-crisis An IDF spokesperson said in a televised interview that day: “Our forces saw terrorists using ambulances as a vehicle to move around. They perceived a threat and accordingly we struck that ambulance.” Human Rights Watch did not find evidence that the ambulance was being used for military purposes permalink fedilink source parent [–] Sundial@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago Based on what evidence? permalink fedilink source parent
[+] bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works -16 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Treating wounded is never a war crime. If a combatant is hors de combat, no longer able to fight, then they are no longer a valid military objective. If the IDF shuttles soldiers ready to fight to the front using an ambulance, it’s a war crime. Shuttling injured soldiers from the front to the back is not a war crime. Hezbollah and also Palestinian militant groups have been observed to use ambulances to do the former. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] small44@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's just an IDF accusations. No independent investigation confirmed it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works -9 points 2 years ago (1 child) There are independent investigations from the 2006 Lebanon war documenting similar cases. You can also find this for previous wars in Gaza and the West Bank. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] small44@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago* https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/11/14/gaza-unlawful-israeli-hospital-strikes-worsen-health-crisis An IDF spokesperson said in a televised interview that day: “Our forces saw terrorists using ambulances as a vehicle to move around. They perceived a threat and accordingly we struck that ambulance.” Human Rights Watch did not find evidence that the ambulance was being used for military purposes permalink fedilink source parent [–] Sundial@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago Based on what evidence? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] small44@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's just an IDF accusations. No independent investigation confirmed it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works -9 points 2 years ago (1 child) There are independent investigations from the 2006 Lebanon war documenting similar cases. You can also find this for previous wars in Gaza and the West Bank. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] small44@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago* https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/11/14/gaza-unlawful-israeli-hospital-strikes-worsen-health-crisis An IDF spokesperson said in a televised interview that day: “Our forces saw terrorists using ambulances as a vehicle to move around. They perceived a threat and accordingly we struck that ambulance.” Human Rights Watch did not find evidence that the ambulance was being used for military purposes permalink fedilink source parent
[+] bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works -9 points 2 years ago (1 child) There are independent investigations from the 2006 Lebanon war documenting similar cases. You can also find this for previous wars in Gaza and the West Bank. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] small44@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago* https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/11/14/gaza-unlawful-israeli-hospital-strikes-worsen-health-crisis An IDF spokesperson said in a televised interview that day: “Our forces saw terrorists using ambulances as a vehicle to move around. They perceived a threat and accordingly we struck that ambulance.” Human Rights Watch did not find evidence that the ambulance was being used for military purposes permalink fedilink source parent
[–] small44@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago* https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/11/14/gaza-unlawful-israeli-hospital-strikes-worsen-health-crisis An IDF spokesperson said in a televised interview that day: “Our forces saw terrorists using ambulances as a vehicle to move around. They perceived a threat and accordingly we struck that ambulance.” Human Rights Watch did not find evidence that the ambulance was being used for military purposes permalink fedilink source parent