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Hostage users vs. Hostage killers, what a wonderful scenario the Middle East has gotten itself into this time.(lemmy.world)

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Sundial@lemm.ee
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Saying it’s close to a surgeon compared to the rest of Israel’s actions is like saying a sawed-off shotgun is slightly more accurate because you added a tiny barrel to decrease it’s spread. It’s common knowledge this was an act of terror that violated international law and was intended to escalate the conflict to help keep Bibi and his cronies in power while also grabbing more land from Palestine and Lebanon. Calling it “surgical” is not just propaganda. It’s an outright lie and intended to misdirect from what’s actually happening.

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CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org
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It’s common knowledge this was an act of terror

I really don’t think so. That’s just some people’s opinion. Hell, even “act of terror” is poorly-defined, as used.

and was intended to escalate the conflict to help keep Bibi and his cronies in power

That’s valid, though. There’s nothing just about the war, valid method in this one instance or no.

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It really is an act of terror. This isn’t subjective. If you attack a population and spread terror among them than it’s an act of terror.

“It is also a war crime to commit violence intended to spread terror among civilians, including to intimidate or deter them from supporting an adversary,” the experts warned. “A climate of fear now pervades everyday life in Lebanon,” they said.

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So when the police arrest someone for stealing in order to deter other potential thieves, that’s an act of terror? I kinda thought you might go there, but it’s a uselessly vague dictionary definition. In practice it’s even more political than “surgical strike”.

Collective punishment is a war crime, but this was directed at personnel of a military adversary, not Lebanese people in general. These UN experts seem to think it was indiscriminate, and they’re way more qualified than me, but at the same time an airstrike on a specifically military target is generally considered okay, and has way higher potential for collateral damage.

Humanitarian law additionally prohibits the use of booby-traps disguised as apparently harmless portable objects where specifically designed and constructed with explosives

This one’s new to me. Yep, that fits to a tee. Never mind, it was illegal.

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