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U.N. Warns Israel: Retaliatory Siege of Gaza ‘Prohibited’ Under International Law
Breitbart ^ | 10/10/2023 | SIMON KENT

Posted on 10/10/2023 5:51:10 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

Israel’s act of self defense in laying siege to Hamas terrorists and their supporters in the Gaza Strip was declared a “prohibited” act Tuesday by the U.N. human rights chief.

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, issued a call for peace and understanding in the region from his office in Geneva, Switzerland, before admonishing any prospective retaliatory move by Israel against its Islamic attackers. He cautioned:

The imposition of sieges that endanger the lives of civilians by depriving them of goods essential for their survival is prohibited under international humanitarian law

Any restrictions on the movement of people and goods to implement a siege must be justified by military necessity or may otherwise amount to collective punishment.

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To: MayflowerMadam

True
Like Hiroshima

But ain’t gonna happen

I do expect serious punitive reply

Right now I expect they are trying to ascertain how to save as many hostages they can


121 posted on 10/10/2023 10:53:31 AM PDT by wardaddy (Why so many nevertrumpers with early sign ups and no posting history till now? Zot them PTB)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

ha
Not gonna happen.


122 posted on 10/10/2023 1:54:40 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> --- )
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To: bobbo666

Um, that’s what we did in Fallujah - we told the noncombatants to leave…..then we went in a killed from one side to the other.


123 posted on 10/10/2023 2:42:57 PM PDT by Repeat Offender (While the wicked stand confounded, call me with Thy saints surrounded.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
Prohibit this.
124 posted on 10/10/2023 3:22:16 PM PDT by Rocco DiPippo (Either the Deep State destroys America or we destroy the Deep State. -Donald Trump)
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To: SJackson

HAMAS is in the Bible!
(violence, H2555) H2555 ‫חָמָס‬ (ḥāmās) - violence; - by implication, wrong; - by meton. unjust gain; Etymology: from H2554; KJV: cruel(-ty), damage, false, injustice, X oppressor, unrighteous, violence (against, done), violent (dealing), wrong.


125 posted on 10/10/2023 3:39:53 PM PDT by RaceBannon (Rom 5:8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

“... must be justified by military necessity ...”

Seems to me that this condition has been met.


126 posted on 10/10/2023 6:50:36 PM PDT by Locomotive Breath
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Let me see, during WWII, Vietnam, Afghanistan, did the US military not cut off supplies and kill 1000s of civilians as collateral damage?

War is hell, and we will use any means necessary to win and eradicate these islamo-fascist barbarians.


127 posted on 10/10/2023 7:58:32 PM PDT by KingofZion
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To: EQAndyBuzz
>> Israel should pull out from the UN. If you aren’t part of the UN, you cannot be told what to do by the UN. <<

Taiwan would beg to differ. They were kicked out of the UN in the 70s, and the UN still tries to bully them anyway.

128 posted on 10/10/2023 10:20:09 PM PDT by BillyBoy ( Build Biden Better.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

This is rich given the UN helped foster this problem right from the start.


129 posted on 10/11/2023 6:05:20 AM PDT by piusv (Francis didn't start the Fire)
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