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2024-09-19 08:36:43 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 2E44C77BAAB06EF71D158868E4C3A1CA76A06F66B92672C39C2E67CF7375CB86
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Original Note:
False. Article 7: Booby traps "On or in the close vicinity of a military objective" aren't a violation. These were personal Hezbollah militants' pagers. https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treaties/ccw-amended-protocol-ii-1996/article-7#:~:text=they%20are%20placed%20on%20or%20in%20the%20close%20vicinity%20of%20a%20military%20objective Article 80: Booby-traps are prohibited using "objects likely to attract civilians." Again, these were personal pagers. https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/customary-ihl/v1/rule80#:~:text=are%20likely%20to%20attract%20civilians
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