• Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    If captured terrorist = PoW then it can be argued that this photo is against the Geneva convention

    "prisoners or war must be treated with dignity, and not exposed to public curiosity – like circulating images on social media”.

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      11 months ago

      I don’t claim to be anything close to an expert in international law, but I think there’s some controversy around the question of whether captured Hamas soldiers are prisoners of war.

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        Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu constantly refers to the “the war”. Therefore Hamas soldiers are PoWs. He can’t have it both ways.