• prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    2 months ago

    Just completely ignore the concept of proportional response and the Principle of Proportionality.

    If you’re going to pretend to be an expert on international law…

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      2 months ago

      1000 militants per civilian meets every definition of proportionate

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        2 months ago

        In Gaza? Yeah, no. The reply was in response to OP and my reply was to that reply. We are talking about Gaza here.

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          2 months ago

          1.3 civilians per militant also meets the definition of proportionate; during the US action in Fallujah it was 7:1 and the ICJ had no issue with that at all.

          Urban combat is destructive for the people who live there; they should simply have not started a war on Oct 7th.