Exonerating murder: The IDF and the World Central Kitchen killings
Being a resident in Gaza has proved lethal not merely for civilians eking out a wretched existence. Mortality rates among journalists, medical staff, and aid workers have been egregiously high since Israel’s military opened its account after the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023. (In truth, Israel’s account regarding striking, bombing and embargoing this little strip of territory has been open for decades.) The regularity of killings, largely at the hands of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), negatives the claim that there isn’t a policy or approach in place that forgoes the rigours of international humanitarian law in favour of murderous resolution. The IDF, and its foam flecked supporters, always insist that international law is something observed, though no one [...]
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