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<blockquote data-quote="Box Ox" data-source="post: 5898699" data-attributes="member: 48469"><p>Israel is enforcing international law. </p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_of_human_shields_by_Hamas#:~:text=Human%20Rights%20Watch%20called%20Hamas,is%20prohibited%20under%20international%20law." target="_blank">Use of human shields by Hamas - Wikipedia</a></p><p></p><p>"All combatants, including insurgents, are bound by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_war" target="_blank">law of war</a>. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Ren%C3%A9_Beres" target="_blank">Louis René Beres</a> has analyzed the placing of military assets amid Palestinian civilian populations, categorizing it as a clear and punishable crime under international law. Placing military assets or personnel amid civilian populations is considered an act of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfidy" target="_blank">perfidy</a>, described as a "grave breach" in Article 147 of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_Geneva_Convention" target="_blank">Fourth Geneva Convention</a> and forbidden by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hague_Regulations" target="_blank">Hague Regulations</a>. Additionally, Protocol I of 1977, supplementing the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, contains related prohibitions on perfidy. These regulations are enforced not only through the mentioned treaties but also via customary international law, as indicated by Article 38 of the Statute of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Court_of_Justice" target="_blank">International Court of Justice</a>. A, as underlined in Article 3, shared across the four Geneva Conventions of 1949.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_of_human_shields_by_Hamas#cite_note-baed-86" target="_blank">[86]</a>"</p><p></p><hr /><p>"US President <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden" target="_blank">Joe Biden</a> stated that Hamas was using innocent Palestinians as human shields and emphasized the need to protect them."<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_of_human_shields_by_Hamas#cite_note-:4-76" target="_blank">[76]</a> US Secretary of State, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antony_Blinken" target="_blank">Antony Blinken</a>, called on Hamas to stop using civilians as human shields.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_of_human_shields_by_Hamas#cite_note-:3-77" target="_blank">[77]</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary-General_of_the_United_Nations" target="_blank">Secretary-General of the UN</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant%C3%B3nio_Guterres" target="_blank">Antonio Guterres</a> has also stated that Hamas and other Palestinian factions have been using civilians as human shields.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_of_human_shields_by_Hamas#cite_note-:2-78" target="_blank">[78]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_of_human_shields_by_Hamas#cite_note-79" target="_blank">[79]</a></p><p></p><p>During a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council" target="_blank">UN Security Council</a> meeting on the Middle East held on 24 October 2023, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_State_for_Security" target="_blank">UK Minister of State for Security</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Tugendhat" target="_blank">Tom Tugendhat</a>, asserted, "We know that Hamas are using innocent Palestinian civilians as human shields; they have embedded themselves in civilian communities." Germany's Foreign Minister, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annalena_Baerbock" target="_blank">Annalena Baerbock</a>, said: "We must not be fooled by Hamas' playbook," and emphasizing "their use of women and children in Gaza as human shields, and their hiding of weapons under supermarkets, apartment blocks, and even hospitals." Philippe Kridelka, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Asselborn" target="_blank">Jean Asselborn</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergiy_Kyslytsya" target="_blank">Sergiy Kyslytsya</a>, representing Belgium, Luxembourg, and Ukraine, respectively, also expressed condemnation for Hamas's use of civilians as human shields.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_of_human_shields_by_Hamas#cite_note-:6-80" target="_blank">[80]</a>"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Box Ox, post: 5898699, member: 48469"] Israel is enforcing international law. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_of_human_shields_by_Hamas#:~:text=Human%20Rights%20Watch%20called%20Hamas,is%20prohibited%20under%20international%20law.']Use of human shields by Hamas - Wikipedia[/URL] "All combatants, including insurgents, are bound by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_war']law of war[/URL]. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Ren%C3%A9_Beres']Louis René Beres[/URL] has analyzed the placing of military assets amid Palestinian civilian populations, categorizing it as a clear and punishable crime under international law. Placing military assets or personnel amid civilian populations is considered an act of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfidy']perfidy[/URL], described as a "grave breach" in Article 147 of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_Geneva_Convention']Fourth Geneva Convention[/URL] and forbidden by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hague_Regulations']Hague Regulations[/URL]. Additionally, Protocol I of 1977, supplementing the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, contains related prohibitions on perfidy. These regulations are enforced not only through the mentioned treaties but also via customary international law, as indicated by Article 38 of the Statute of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Court_of_Justice']International Court of Justice[/URL]. A, as underlined in Article 3, shared across the four Geneva Conventions of 1949.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_of_human_shields_by_Hamas#cite_note-baed-86'][86][/URL]" [HR][/HR] "US President [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden']Joe Biden[/URL] stated that Hamas was using innocent Palestinians as human shields and emphasized the need to protect them."[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_of_human_shields_by_Hamas#cite_note-:4-76'][76][/URL] US Secretary of State, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antony_Blinken']Antony Blinken[/URL], called on Hamas to stop using civilians as human shields.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_of_human_shields_by_Hamas#cite_note-:3-77'][77][/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary-General_of_the_United_Nations']Secretary-General of the UN[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant%C3%B3nio_Guterres']Antonio Guterres[/URL] has also stated that Hamas and other Palestinian factions have been using civilians as human shields.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_of_human_shields_by_Hamas#cite_note-:2-78'][78][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_of_human_shields_by_Hamas#cite_note-79'][79][/URL] During a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council']UN Security Council[/URL] meeting on the Middle East held on 24 October 2023, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_State_for_Security']UK Minister of State for Security[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Tugendhat']Tom Tugendhat[/URL], asserted, "We know that Hamas are using innocent Palestinian civilians as human shields; they have embedded themselves in civilian communities." Germany's Foreign Minister, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annalena_Baerbock']Annalena Baerbock[/URL], said: "We must not be fooled by Hamas' playbook," and emphasizing "their use of women and children in Gaza as human shields, and their hiding of weapons under supermarkets, apartment blocks, and even hospitals." Philippe Kridelka, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Asselborn']Jean Asselborn[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergiy_Kyslytsya']Sergiy Kyslytsya[/URL], representing Belgium, Luxembourg, and Ukraine, respectively, also expressed condemnation for Hamas's use of civilians as human shields.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_of_human_shields_by_Hamas#cite_note-:6-80'][80][/URL]" [/QUOTE]
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