Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-06-09 17:49:10 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 5D0338DC079335833C8B5A2296CD1A8FB4F08CE96411163F2B9CC93E42A50C2B
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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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