Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-12-01 21:49:17 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 21987E1983E465D00D2DB52FA15151CA405728804EDCE753CD789B6265D8FE60
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The leaflet warns Gazans & encourages evacuation before striking. The IDF drops warnings to prevent civilian casualties & has been doing so for years. The obligation to warn civilians of an imminent attack first appeared in Article 19 of the 1863 Lieber Code. https://twitter.com/Hind_Gaza/status/1730481993765224663 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/16/israel-drops-leaflets-warning-people-to-flee-southern-gaza-towns https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-02/israel-gaza-latest-updates-israeli-strikes-hamas-rockets/103180128 https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/09/world/middleeast/by-phone-and-leaflet-israeli-attackers-warn-gazans.html https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treaties/liebercode-1863/article-19#:~:text=Art.,thus%20to%20inform%20the%20enemy https://lieber.westpoint.edu/idf-hamas-duty-to-warn/
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