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2024-06-10 12:42:37 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 3CE5418602ECBC8BA0F48D5E9C6DC2A68FC76886A710E847C5E5A26695DD18E3
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Original Note:
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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