• silly goose meekah@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Nobody is arguing that it is more or less evil. The militant POW may face their own trials after the war, where a punishment is decided. But while they are a POW, they are unable to cause any damages. So they are also not allowed to be tortured.

    • DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe
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      1 year ago

      You will find that the actual laws of the Geneva Conventions only protect signatories and those that agreed to abide by the rules, which Hamas and any terrorist organization by definition does not. Rather specifically does not.

      But, as mentioned, irrelevant to the civilians in question as they are protected.

      Random terrorists, though? Legally they can be shot and dumped in the nearest ditch.

      Of course, legality is not morality.