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2025-03-20 20:14:05 UTC - HELPFUL
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This is false. While it is true Hospitals generally are under protection in a conflict, this can be revoked if the facility is being used for military activities, such as sheltering combatants, storing weapons, or serving as a military base. Sources: 1. https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/customary-ihl/v1/rule28#:~:text=to%20medical%20units-,Rule%2028.,acts%20harmful%20to%20the%20enemy. 2. https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treaties/api-1977/article-13 3. https://www.icrc.org/en/document/protection-hospitals-during-armed-conflicts-what-law-says
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