Well Israel has defined "combatant" as "male between 14 and 55", and the Western world more or less shrugged and moved on without missing a beat. I'm not optimistic.
replyThat, unfortunately, originates more from the US than Israel.
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replyThe accepted answer here has a decent source:
replyhttps://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/56556/does-the-...
> fight in civilian clothing
(Fake) physician, heal thyself.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/israeli-undercover-forces...
> Article 4 applies to soldiers (that e.g. fight in uniform)
Israel openly forbids the importation of uniforms.
https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/israel-seizes-la...
Not sure wtf “politically correct” in the context of rules of engagement even means.
replyWhat a fucking moron
Instead of worrying about woke things like "is this person actually a combatant actively fighting" they want the much simpler rule of "everyone we kill was actually a terrorist that deserves to die".
replyBasically they stopped caring those woke UN rules about war crimes.