Hospitals have been caught in the crossfire during the Israel-Hamas war — both literally and in the clashing narratives of the conflict.

JERUSALEM (AP) — The head of surgery at Gaza’s largest and most advanced hospital held up his phone Saturday to the hammering of gunfire and artillery shelling. “Listen,” said Dr. Marwan Abu Sada as fighting raged around Shifa Hospital.

  • @Argonne
    -25•6 months ago

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    • @SasquatchBanana
      31•6 months ago

      Hamas isn’t forcing Israel to commit war crimes.

        • @jimbo
          8•4 months ago

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        • @[email protected]
          5•6 months ago

          Could you cite that law for me? Because last I checked there is no such law forcing Isreal to shoot back, school or otherwise.

          Intentionally bombing civilians is a war crime. I don’t care how many of your “intended targets” you think you’re getting. If you are bombing civilian centers, like, oh let’s say a hospital for instance, then you are a war criminal, Full stop. There is nothing forcing Isreal to do that.

    • @spirinolas
      15•6 months ago

      So, if Hamas hid in a Israeli hospital would it be justifiable to bomb it?

    • @jimbo
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      • @[email protected]
        -2•6 months ago

        Yeah I guess they can just do nothing and die from the bombs and missiles that Hamas is firing from their civil headquarters

        • 𝕽𝖔𝖔𝖙𝖎𝖊𝖘𝖙English
          3•6 months ago

          If you read the article it outlines what international law says:

          Even if Israel succeeds in proving Shifa conceals a Hamas command center, the tenets of international law remain in place, said Jessica Wolfendale, expert in military ethics at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio.

          “It doesn’t license an instant attack,” she said. “Steps need to be taken to protect the innocent as much as possible.”

          If the harm to civilians is disproportionate to the military objective, the attack is illegal under international law.

          They need to not only provide proof beforehand but also take steps to mitigate innocent death and injury.

          • @FakinUpCountryDegen
            -2•6 months ago

            That’s not true, however.

            The Geneva convention is extremely clear that any civilian structure used as cover for military operations is fair game. It’s not even up for debate.

        • @jimbo
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