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"Israel accused of possible war crime over killing of West Bank boy"

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anotherlevel · 26/05/2024 11:44

"In the early afternoon of 29 November last year, several Palestinian boys descended on to their street in the occupied West Bank, where they often played together.
Minutes later, two of them lay dead from gunshots fired by Israeli soldiers - Basil, 15, and eight-year-old Adam.
As part of an investigation into the conduct of Israel's security forces in the West Bank, which has been under military occupation for more than half a century, the BBC has pieced together what happened on the day the two boys were killed.
Mobile phone and CCTV footage, information about the movements of Israel's military, witness testimony and detailed investigation of the scene, including taking measurements, combine to reveal evidence suggesting serious human rights violations."

www.bbc.com/news/articles/cw07wgrwzywo

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Auvergne63 · 26/05/2024 14:37

War is really shit, beyond our worst nightmares.
Except the West Bank is not at war with Israel.
Adam got caught in the crossfire?
I suggest you look up the meaning of crossfire.
Personally, I find defending the murder of children appalling. I am glad that it is investigated as a war crime.
What happened to your friend has no relevance to this.

Liv999 · 26/05/2024 13:27

War crimes are unfortunately a part of daily life in the Israeli occupied West Bank, and Gaza, will the IDF be held accountable? No

PearlKoala · 26/05/2024 13:06

ChickyBricky · 26/05/2024 12:37

So Basil was holding an explosive device and Adam got caught in the crossfire?

I met a guy (let's call him "Tom") who was a sniper in Afghanistan. One day, he saw a boy of about 10 approaching with his hands behind his back. He kept calling out to say "Show us your hands" but the boy refused and continued to approach. So Tom shot him.

It turned out the boy had been holding an explosive device. Tom is still traumatised by this incident years later, but says he would have shot him anyway, because the alternative was risking his own life and that of all the soldiers around him.

War is really shit, beyond our worst nightmares.

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The evidence we found has prompted Ben Saul, UN special rapporteur on human rights and counter-terrorism, to say the death of Adam appears to be a "war crime".
Another legal expert, Dr Lawrence Hill-Cawthorne, described the use of lethal force as “indiscriminate”.

From the article. War crimes should never be part of war and we shouldn't try to excuse them.

ChickyBricky · 26/05/2024 12:37

So Basil was holding an explosive device and Adam got caught in the crossfire?

I met a guy (let's call him "Tom") who was a sniper in Afghanistan. One day, he saw a boy of about 10 approaching with his hands behind his back. He kept calling out to say "Show us your hands" but the boy refused and continued to approach. So Tom shot him.

It turned out the boy had been holding an explosive device. Tom is still traumatised by this incident years later, but says he would have shot him anyway, because the alternative was risking his own life and that of all the soldiers around him.

War is really shit, beyond our worst nightmares.