News Agencies: UN envoy: Gaza op seems to be war crime of greatest magnitude
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Title:#1 Eli asks some questions
Name:Johnboy
City: SydneyState: Australia
E: "Doesn`t that mean then that an army can use civilians to their advantage,"

Yes, it does, but it makes plain that this is a war crime.

So if you do this then you risk ending up swinging from a rope.

E: "Falk is saying that if a military takes over a civilian area and uses the civilian area for military purposes it is still off limits for the opposing military."

No, he doesn`t; there is nothing illegal about "taking over civilian areas", nor in trying to wrest that area off them PROVIDED you don`t just blaze away without regard for who you are shooting at.

E: "This is an absurd idea "

Indeed it is, which is why you made it up.

E: "Why is that Hamas war crimes are only being discussed now?"

It isn`t. Human rights groups constantly draw attention to Hamas war crimes.

E: "Where does Geneva convention apply to siege can someone/Haaretz post more info about that one."

*sigh*

Look up the title of Geneva Convention IV.