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Originally Posted by blankall
It's not just an issue of morality, it's also an issue of responsibility.
Hamas has committed a series of war crimes via their actions after crossing into Israel. They've committed another series of war crimes upon crossing back into Gaza and hiding amongst civilians. No marked military installations. No uniforms. Those rules exist for a reason.
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I might only be a poor small town bird lawyer. But I don't think you can class what Hamas does as war crimes. That gives Hamas credibility as a legitimate military organization commanded by a nation state.
If you do that definition then you give Hamas legitimacy as the government of a nation state and then Israel's declaration of war is a legitimate one against Gaza.
Because Hamas isn't really a military, it wears no uniform, it doesn't clearly have a code of military justice, it has a lose command structure that reports to non governing authorities, and they specifically attack civillians. Then Hamas is as its defined a terrorist organization, which means they should have no protection under the international courts, have no rights as captured members of an opposing member and can be eligible for summary punishment.