Comment by derektank

14 days ago

There are a lot of words one could use to describe the Israeli pager attack on Hezbollah, but indiscriminate isn’t one that leaps to mind, particular when compared against other contemporary military strikes

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4gotunameagain  14 days ago

Comparing the lack of humanity of military strikes surely is a slippery slope.

Let me remind you that many civilians died, including two children. Don't take my word for it:

The following quote can be attributed to Lama Fakih, Middle East and North Africa Director at Human Rights Watch:

    “Customary international humanitarian law prohibits the use of booby traps – objects that civilians are likely to be attracted to or are associated with normal civilian daily use – precisely to avoid putting civilians at grave risk and produce the devastating scenes that continue to unfold across Lebanon today. The use of an explosive device whose exact location could not be reliably known would be unlawfully indiscriminate, using a means of attack that could not be directed at a specific military target and as a result would strike military targets and civilians without distinction. A prompt and impartial investigation into the attacks should be urgently conducted.”

https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/09/18/lebanon-exploding-pagers...

  • derektank  13 days ago

    The affected equipment was C2 infrastructure and distributed by Hezbollah itself to its members for use in conducting military operations. Again, if you’re familiar with the use of military force today or really any military history since the invention of artillery, a handful of civilian deaths from an attack on several thousand combatants, while always tragic, does not represent an indiscriminate use of force.