Quote (Goomshill @ Oct 12 2023 06:46pm)
Israel has a humanitarian imperative to provide some level of aid to Gaza when its appropriate, which doesn't make any sense at all during a time of open warfare. I suppose they're obligated to provide aid to any Hamas combatants that surrender and are interned as prisoners of war. After the war ends Israel will be in the same position of conflicting humanitarian desire to provide basic services to Gaza and a security necessity to blockade weaponry from them. But as I've pointed out over the past few days, this war likely ends with Gaza surrounded by DMZ minefields and fortifications
Ok
The following is the UN definition
International humanitarian law prohibits collective punishment of prisoners of war or other protected persons for acts committed by individuals during an armed conflict. The imposition of collective punishment is a war crime.
Do you believe your answer above is in contradiction with this definition, or do you believe because there is open warfare that this definition is still, not relevant. Or do you just not agree that this should be a war crime