• KoboldCoterie@pawb.social
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    2 months ago

    Firstly, being the second one to commit a war crime does not make the act of doing so any less heinous.

    Secondly, do you have any actual evidence you’re basing that on, or is it just Israel’s word you’re taking? Because we know for a fact that Israel bombed civilians, and as far as I’ve seen, it’s just hearsay that they were targeting actual Hezbollah members. On the other hand, we do know for fact that they’ve used this justification falsely before, so I’m disinclined to believe anything they say, frankly.

    • BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca
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      2 months ago

      It’s literally terrorist 101 to use human shields. This tactic has been used by every insurgency in the last hundred years.

      It’s why it was added as a war crime.

      As for the second one to commit a war crime. If you follow the rules, but your enemy doesn’t, you will lose. This is the international equivalent of the bunch buggy no punch back bullshit that let’s people hit you with no retaliation.