• SloppyPuppy@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    You do know that both sides have to be part of geneva convention for it to be valid.

    “ The Geneva Conventions apply at times of war and armed conflict to governments who have ratified its terms. The details of applicability are spelled out in Common Articles 2 and 3”

    • brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml
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      9 months ago

      If “they broke international law first, so it’s now fine for me to” is a legitimate justification as you say, then Isreals decades of international law violations would make Oct 7th fully legitimate too.