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Israel is at War - General discussion (pt2)


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2 hours ago, Neeranam said:

Hamas did not take these hostages during a war, it's not rocket Science. 

 

   Yes they did .

International law states hostage taking is a war crime in armed conflicts , there doesn't have to be any declaration of war on  either side .

   "Armed conflict" is the criteria for when acts are war crimes , the Armed conflict started when Hamas fired its first shots on October 7 th and thus its hostage taking were war crimes 

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Evidence is now clear there are 5 groups involved in the 7th Oct attacks and subsequent kidnappings. This is making things far more complicated for the remaining hostages. There are apparently some disagreements within the groups on who should be released or not along of course with getting clear information on who is actually alive or being held. 

 

More info here on the groups and how they trained:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67480680

 

Some info on the internal disagreements

"There are mounting indications that some of the factions in southern Gaza are refusing to cooperate with Hamas in the prisoner exchange process and are holding on to their captives, including women and children."

https://twitter.com/gaza_report/status/1728808706169602300

 

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5 hours ago, ezzra said:

I would like to paint a wild scenario to all of you, whereby Israel army is weak and unable to defend the country, imagine if you will, the Hamas and other terrorist groups in Gaza and the west bank having fighter planes, tanks,armoured vehicles, a navy with attack ships and boats and hundreds of thousands of fighting men, and all the above were over running every town and city in Israel, do you think, for one moment, that Hamas would have stopped pause and  observe the international laws of engagement and be fair and just when dealing with Israeli citizens? do you think that the thought of committing 'war crimes' would have stopped them from slathering innocent people and children and putting a baby in the oven while the parents watching?...

 

There's an old book called If Israel Lost The War. Relates to the 1967 war, but still interesting reading.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_Israel_Lost_the_War

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6 hours ago, Neeranam said:

I've no idea who you are but stop making this up. I never said I condone the Hamas attack, 

I never said that I support Hamas in any way.

I am not arguing over anything, I was correcting someone who said the Oct 7 attack was a war crime, it's not. 

Do you think it was a war crime? 

 

Yes.

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7 hours ago, Neeranam said:

It is not me, it is the definition of the term. 

You seem to think that by me saying Hamas didn't commit a war crime on Oct 7 that I condone it, jeez. 

War crimes

According to the UN, a war crime is an illegal action or set of actions that violate international humanitarian law, which is designed to protect civilians.

War crimes are always carried out intentionally and always take place in times of international or non-international armed conflict.

 

https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231021-experts-say-hamas-and-israel-are-breaking-international-law-but-what-does-that-mean

 

Yes, and?

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4 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

Your continual flaming has earned you an ignore(again). Personal attacks are against forum rules, as is continually calling someone a liar. 

 

@Neeranam

 

Get with the program - already called you worse.

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