A 5-year-old Palestinian girl who was trapped in a car with her dead relatives after it came under Israeli fire in Gaza last month has been found dead.
And despite starting off with Hamas and taking about Israel’s self-defence, the article says:
What should Israel do to comply with international humanitarian law?
Israel has fundamental legal obligations to abide by during its campaign against Hamas. Heavily charged statements by some Israeli officials need to be separated from sound legal policy. In brief, Israel must meet several standards:
It must not use starvation (including deprivation of food, water, and other essentials for survival) of Gaza’s civilian population as a weapon of war against Hamas or for any reason.
It must take every possible step to target only Hamas militants and their military infrastructure, and to minimize civilian casualties and the destruction of civilian infrastructure. The Israeli air and artillery campaign, as well as its ground warfare, must be guided by the immutable legal principles of humanity, distinction, proportionality, and military necessity
Well, they demonstrably are fucking not complying with the law by actively preventing aid from reaching the strip, killing as many civilians and destroying as much civilian infrastructure as they can, primarily with weapons from the US. Absolutely disgusting, bring each and every one of them before the ICJ and slap them with the heaviest possible punishment - including Hamas’ leaders, those fuckers are responsible for this as much as Bibi and co.
Yeah, these are fucking war crimes.
The CFR site actually has an article on this exact topic: https://www.cfr.org/article/what-international-law-has-say-about-israel-hamas-war
And despite starting off with Hamas and taking about Israel’s self-defence, the article says:
Well, they demonstrably are fucking not complying with the law by actively preventing aid from reaching the strip, killing as many civilians and destroying as much civilian infrastructure as they can, primarily with weapons from the US. Absolutely disgusting, bring each and every one of them before the ICJ and slap them with the heaviest possible punishment - including Hamas’ leaders, those fuckers are responsible for this as much as Bibi and co.