List of war crimes committed by the Israeli Army: Grave Breaches of the Geneva Conventions: -War crime of destruction and appropriation of property. Destroying or appropriating property protected under one or more of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 under circumstances where the destruction or appropriation is not justified by military necessity, such conduct taking place in the context of an international armed conflict. -War crime of inhuman treatment. Inflicting severe physical or mental pain or suffering upon one or more persons protected under one or more of the Geneva Conventions of 1949, such conduct taking place in the context of an international armed conflict. Serious Violations of the Laws and Customs Applicable in International Armed Conflict -War crime of attacking civilians. Deliberately directing an act, the object of which is a civilian population or individual civilians not taking direct part in hostilities, such conduct taking place in the context of an international armed conflict. -War crime of attacking civilian objects. Deliberately directing an act, the object of which is a civilian objects which are not legitimate military objectives, such conduct taking place in the context of an international armed conflict. -War crime of attacking personnel or objects involved in a humanitarian assistance or peacekeeping mission. Deliberately directing an act, the object of which is people, places, or things involved in a humanitarian assistance or peacekeeping mission in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and entitled to protection under the law of armed conflict, such conduct taking place in the context of an international armed conflict. -War crime of excessive incidental death, injury, or damage. Launching an attack that would cause incidental death or injury to civilians or damage to civilian objects or widespread, long-term and severe damage to the natural environment that would be of such an extent as to be clearly excessive in relation to the overall military advantage anticipated, such conduct taking place in the context of an international armed conflict. -War crime of attacking undefended places. Attacking one or more town, villages, dwelling, or buildings that are open for unresisted occupation and did not constitute legitimate military objectives, such conduct taking place in the context of an international armed conflict. Serious Violations of the Laws and Customs Applicable to Armed Conflicts Not of an International Character: -War crime of attacking objects or persons using the distinctive emblems of the Geneva Conventions. Attacking one or more persons, buildings, medical units or transports, or other objects using, in conformity with international law, a distinctive emblem or other method of identification indicating protection under the Geneva Conventions, such conduct taking place in the context of an international armed conflict.
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