Hamas strike on Israel - Threadbans in op - mod warning in OP updated 19/10/23

Where is the passage in the relevant law that you seem to be relying on?

Or are you just relying on this law professor?

Does he have a name ? Does he argue his position anywhere with an equally qualified colleague who may take a different position?

You are not just "hearing what you want to hear" ,are you?

And yet no actual footage of Apaches flying in the air among the hours of video recorded that day.

"The Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Optional Protocols of 1977 (the main treaties of International Humanitarian Law – IHL) set a range of minimum standards for the conduct of hostilities. They are based upon the fundamental principle of distinction between civilians and other protected persons, on the one hand, and those who take part in hostilities (combatants for short).

The term “civilian” refers to individuals or objects (e.g., premises) that do not have a direct role in hostilities (See Rule 5 and Rule 9 of the Study on customary international law by the International Committee of the Red Cross – ICRC). An attack against a civilian person or object is therefore generally a violation of IHL and may constitute a war crime. A person or object can however lose its civilian status if it starts making an effective contribution to military action. It would then become a legitimate military objective (and hence a target) (See Rule 10 of the Study on customary international law by the ICRC). This determination must however be unequivocal: when in doubt as to whether a school or hospital has become a military objective, there is a presumption that it retains its civilian status.

Even attacks against legitimate military targets must, however, follow two additional principles: 1) the principle of proportionality – whereby an attack that would cause incidental loss of civilian life, injury to civilians, damage to civilian objects, or a combination thereof, which would be excessive in relation to the concrete and direct military advantage anticipated, is prohibited (See Rule 14 of the Study on customary international law by the ICRC) – and 2) the principle of precaution in attack – which states that constant care must be taken to spare the civilian population, civilians and civilian objects. All feasible precautions must be taken to avoid, and in any event to minimize, incidental loss of civilian life, injury to civilians and damage to civilian objects (See Rule 15 of the Study on customary international law by the ICRC)."

So, if there is any doubt that a hospital is just a hospital, and has not entirely become a legitimate military objective, it must be presumed that it is a civilian location and left alone. With unequivical proof being required, and these hospitals demonstrably serving as desperately needed and very much active hospitals, attack on them would be unlawful. And as explained after, even if its status does change, the principle of proportionality would dictate that you don't just bomb a populated hospital, as bombing a hospital in heavy use would not display "precaution in attack", and very actively not be an example of "constant care taken to spare the civilian population"

"genocide often begins with ethnic cleansing ... that's what happened in the Holocaust."

There wasn't an Israel until 1948.

There’s honestly been plenty of links and quotes in this article. A simple google would tell you. Or if you think it may be allowed please provide proof.

A few minutes of the recordings were released in the Israeli press, you need to translate the page. Mainly this was from the border fence area.

You could have answered this yourself with the some research.

The largest hospital in Gaza can treat approx 700 people. Although god only knows how many they actually are treating. St James hospital Dublin as an example has over 1,000 beds. Go figure!

As one might expect, the Israel, US and its' close 'vassal' states voted against resolution condemning Israel.

What is interesting is that , of EU members, Hungary also voted against. ( and I think it was an Hungarian Commissioner who originally suspended aid to Palestine only for his actions to be called out ) . And also Czechia abstained.

All other EU states seem to have supported the resolution.

Malta to table emergency vote at the security council to be held on Sunday, totally shameful it has got to this point

War sucks. Maybe Lebanon can stop Hezbollah from launching rockets? Why is Lebanon attacking, anyway?