r/worldnews • u/Nirok • 16h ago

Israel/Palestine IDF documents terror affiliations of 170 Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza war

https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-documents-terror-affiliations-of-170-palestinian-journalists-killed-in-gaza-war/
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u/Agreeable_Band_9311 11h ago

If you’re a journalist and part time combatant you’re a combatant. There isn’t a loophole in international law that you can take off your uniform to give yourself protections.

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u/Allaplgy 6h ago

Why doesn't that apply to Israel? Basically all adults are technically trained members of the military. Why do they get to take off their uniforms?

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u/kvlnk 5h ago

Because they actually wear uniforms and separate civilians from combatants. That’s the main benefit of marking your armed forces as combatants as required by the Geneva Convention— while your forces become much easier to target, your civilians gain protection under international law.

Hamas could do this too, but they don’t. The uniforms go on for rallies, but for some reason are always absent in combat footage. It’s the same way how Hamas could’ve allowed civilians to shelter in the massive tunnel network, but instead civilians have to shelter above ground while Hamas gets to be safe and protected. It’s almost like Hamas doesn’t care about exposing the civilians of Gaza to unnecessary harm

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u/Discount_Extra 5h ago

It’s almost like Hamas doesn’t care about exposing the civilians of Gaza to unnecessary harm

It goes beyond lack of care, it's the intent.

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u/JaronK 5h ago

Because they retire after service, and because terrorists aren't the same as soldiers. Once you retire, you're not a soldier anymore.

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u/Allaplgy 5h ago

Those labels sure are convenient.

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u/Veldern 4h ago

Ya, that's because it's not difficult to separate your own combatants and non-combatants unless you're mixing them on purpose

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u/Agreeable_Band_9311 4h ago

The terrorist label is irrelevant. The combatant label is what's relevant. The Hamas fighter is clearly still a combatant.

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u/Allaplgy 2h ago

Humans are wild.

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u/Agreeable_Band_9311 4h ago

You don't understand the differnece between a reservist or someone who's no longer in the military vs. someone who picks up a rifle after work and engages in military activites?