The excessive use of military force by Israel's Airforce in civilian areas concerned as a war crime

Claim

Name

The excessive use of military force by Israel's Airforce in civilian areas concerned as a war crime

Types

Opposing arguments

Israel's Airforce commander met groups of pilots to defend "targeted assassinations" as not a war crime

Quotes that support the claim

Is it legitimate to take F-15s and helicopters designed to destroy enemy tanks, and use them against cars and houses in one of the most heavily populated places in the world?

Because of the terrorism, we have become blinded by the blood on our own faces. We cannot see that on the other side, beside the terrorists, is a whole nation of innocent people. It's important that we recognise that, and that, as military people, we say that

"targeted assassinations" were not a war crime

Sources

'We're air force pilots, not mafia. We don't take revenge'

Supporting arguments

The legality of the "targeted assassinations" have claimed the lives of more civilian bystanders than their Hamas, Islamic Jihad and al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade targets.

On October 14th, 2003, civilians were killed when the air force fired missiles at a car in Gaza's Nuseirat refugee camp.

Tags

2003, IAF Pilots Claims

Topics

The Conduct of Israeli Air Force Pilots Bombing in Civilian Areas

Referenced by

Is it legitimate to take F-15s and helicopters designed to destroy enemy tanks, and use them against cars and houses in one of the most heavily populated places in the world?

Defense

Because of the terrorism, we have become blinded by the blood on our own faces. We cannot see that on the other side, beside the terrorists, is a whole nation of innocent people. It's important that we recognise that, and that, as military people, we say that

Defense