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2024-06-09 22:26:40 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 28A3CD315EE81C66D8B2605B8833598777938A67889459EBC5689980170AC63E
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Art. 3 of the Geneva Convention prohibits the taking of hostages (https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/customary-ihl/v1/rule96). The "Right to Rescue" is considered part of the inherent right to self-defense of Art. 51 in the UN Charter. Israel met the burden of the immediacy of threat to the hostages created by Hamas.
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