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IDF troops emerge from a disguised 'ambulance' in Nablus, weapons ready | Watch (www.ynetnews.com)

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The Palestinians on Sunday released unusual footage showing armed fighters in the Balata refugee camp in Nablus disembarking from a vehicle disguised as an ambulance. According to Palestinian reports, the video was filmed approximately two and a half weeks ago during an IDF raid on the camp.

On the day of the operation, Palestinians reported the deaths of two individuals, including an 80-year-old woman.

Palestinian sources explained the delayed release of the footage, saying it had been held by a local shopkeeper in Balata and only surfaced now.

Link to video: https://i.imgur.com/JvzsWVG.mp4

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[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 134 points 3 days ago

Not only is it perfidious, but it's a war crime...

In the context of war, perfidy is a form of deceptive tactic where one side pretends to act in good faith, such as signaling a truce (e.g., raising a white flag), but does so with the deliberate intention of breaking that promise. The goal is to trick the enemy into lowering their guard, such stepping out of cover to accept a supposed surrender, only to exploit their vulnerability.

Perfidy constitutes a breach of the laws of war and so is a war crime, as it degrades the protections and mutual restraints developed in the interest of all parties, combatants and civilians.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfidy

[-] FelixCress@lemmy.world 44 points 3 days ago

I was going to ask that - that surely must be a breach of Geneva convention?

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 81 points 3 days ago

Israel has been committing war crimes this whole time and it hasn't seemed to have had any negative effect on them, so I'm sure they don't have any issue continuing to do so along with the genocide.

[-] Nastybutler@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

See there's your problem; this isn't a 'war" technically, so those rules don't apply. Galaxy brain Bibi is working the loopholes and the US is tapping its forehead thinking "Smort"

[-] catloaf@lemm.ee 3 points 2 days ago

War crimes can apply regardless of the scale of the conflict.

[-] r00ty@kbin.life 25 points 3 days ago

Article 12 (from the 1993 adoption) of the additional protocols from 1974-1977:

Article 12 — Protection of medical units 1 Medical units shall be respected and protected at all times and shall not be the object of attack. 2 Paragraph 1 shall apply to civilian medical units, provided that they: a) belong to one of the Parties to the conflict; b) are recognized and authorized by the competent authority of one of the Parties to the conflict; or c) are authorized in conformity with Article 9, paragraph 2, of this Protocol or Article 27 of the First Convention. 3 The Parties to the conflict are invited to notify each other of the location of their medical units. The absence of such notification shall not exempt any of the Parties from the obligation to comply with the provisions of paragraph 1. 4 Under no circumstances shall medical units be used in an attempt to shield military objectives from attack. Whenever possible, the Parties to the conflict shall ensure that medical units are so sited that attacks against military objectives do not imperil their safety.

As I read it, it seems very clear it would contravene section 4 there.

EDIT: Actually I'd not call it clear. Because it seems to me they're talking more about using hospitals and the like to shield military units. But I would argue hiding a unit in an ambulance is a good interpretation too.

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