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UN adds Israel to blacklist for harming children in conflict zones
(www.middleeastmonitor.com)
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Yes. Clearly they do
If they wanted to actually kill civilians, why is the death count such a low percentage of the population?
It would be trivial for them to be killing more, and yet they aren't.
What kind of logic is that?
It's a war, and this time Hamas started it. Should they expect no consequences for killing a thousand Israeli civilians?
Killing innocent civilians should never be a valid response to the killing of innocent civilians.
Israel absolutely had a right to respond, they don't have the right to kill thousands of non-combatants and displace 1.7 million people.
https://www.unfpa.org/occupied-palestinian-territory
Unfortunately, this sort of over-response is how Israel reacts to the Palestinians.
"Oh, we caught you throwing rocks? Yeah, we're going to bulldoze your house."
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_demolition_of_Palestinian_property
So how many are they allowed to kill? Zero? The same number? Double? Where's the line?
Overresponse can be a great way to end wars. See historical examples such as the USA nuking Japan, the german blitzkreig, and even Ghengis khan completely wiping cities off maps.
Even on a smaller scale, like if you want someone to stop punching you in the hallway at school, beating the shit out of them frequently works to end the behaviour.
Innocent civilians? Yeah, should be zero or as near zero as you can get.
But when you have an aid convoy, intentionally targeted car by car, when they KNEW they were non-combatants? Beyond the pale.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/05/14/gaza-israelis-attacking-known-aid-worker-locations
That's beyond "well, we have a right to defend ourselves."