The six Human Rights violations by Hamas

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Israelis to file human rights violation complaints against Hamas

"The first is that they attacked soldiers and civilians indiscriminately and any attack on civilians is a war crime. Second, they used weapons that cannot be aimed at a specific target, namely rockets, which is a crime even if there are no victims, Bell stressed. The law professor added that the third war crime Hamas has committed is using human shields. A civilian location, like a school, hospital or mosque, counts in this category, as they are protected under international law. The fourth offense was the camouflaging of terrorist activities via protected symbols, such as the transport of Hamas fighters and weapons in Red Crescent ambulances. Bell said that the use of children aged 15 and under as fighters was expressly prohibited and finally, taking hostages, which Hamas has yet to successfully do in Operation Protective Edge, but not for lack of trying. Baker explained that the ICC “is not a court of countries, but of people. Whoever is sure that a war crime was committed – any from Prof. Bell’s list – can act so the ICC will investigate and maybe put people on trial.” The UN Security Council can initiate an investigation and submit it to the ICC, Baker added. “I reject all of that talk around the world that we commit war crimes. The IDF, in my opinion, does everything it can and has legal advisers for every brigade. Of course people are killed, that’s what happens in war, but the IDF does not aim at civilians,” Baker stated. As for the IDF bombing schools and hospitals, Baker said that it is legal as long as they are being used by Hamas to attack Israel, but the IDF must try not to harm innocent civilians." Israelis to file human rights violation complaints against Hamas By LAHAV HARKOV31/07/2014