One video of the exploding pagers. This was clearly not done with military precision against terrorists but looks like just another botched Zionist op.
It was as precise as it could be. No way of knowing where those pagers would be at the time of detonation, but it proves that Hamas/Hezbollah, and terrorists in general hide among the general population. That's the point of an insurgency, to hide amongst your enemies in full view of your enemies, in order to strike at your enemies from within.
It's real easy for people to arm chair QB this thing, especially those that have never fought a terrorist insurgent in their own land. I'm willing to bet, and actually do believe, that the vast majority of those pagers belonged to the terrorists.
Civilian casualties in a time of war suck, however, the Palestinians voted for Hamas to be their leaders. They are the only ones who can truly stop this mess, too. All they have to do is turn on their captor leaders and give them up or eliminate them. Until that happens, they will continue to take casualties and the rest of the world will continue to blame Israel for it.
To me, this is no different than us letting our leadership be infiltrated by our enemies and then turning a blind eye to their madness, which we've been doing since before I was born. So it's mighty hoity-toity of us to sit here half a world away and arm chair QB things when we have our own mess to clean up.
And I think this is why the Free Palestine movement, BLM, ANTIFA, etc exists. Everyone can see we have some major issues in the world, but no one wants to admit that it was WE, THE PEOPLE who allowed it to happen. So, we go around laying blame to everyone else but ourselves. Maybe if we, as a society, looked in the mirror more, we'd begin to see the hypocrisy of it all and actually work to bring the madness to an end.
This was a precision military attack against people using pagers that were MORE EXPENSIVE THAN CELL PHONES that were ordered by and passed out by Hezbollah to its members. These weren't being sold at corner stores. Civilians have CHEAPER cell phones.
IF the target is civilian infrastructure or if the intent is to cause fear, suffering, or destruction among the civilian population, this would more likely be considered an act of terrorism. Terrorism is often defined as violent acts aimed at civilians, intending to create fear or achieve political or ideological goals outside of legitimate warfare.
Key factors that determine whether it is an act of terrorism or warfare include:
Target: If the infrastructure is purely civilian (e.g., water treatment plants, hospitals, power grids for residential areas), it may be classified as terrorism.
Intent: If the intent is to cause psychological terror or indiscriminate harm to civilians, rather than a direct military advantage, this could be labeled as terrorism.
Proportionality: Under international law, attacks should not cause excessive civilian harm relative to the anticipated military gain. If the attack disregards this balance, it may also be considered a war crime or act of terrorism.
Well from the video I've seen 95%+ of the people in the hospital were military age males. Also ZERO buildings were destroyed. You couldn't get that type of precision with ANY other type of attack.
Sabotaging enemy equipment can be considered a legitimate military action, it only crosses the line into terrorism if civilians or non-military targets are deliberately attacked or if the goal is to create fear among the civilian population. International law seeks to distinguish between lawful acts of war and acts of terrorism based on the nature of the target and the intent behind the action.
One video of the exploding pagers. This was clearly not done with military precision against terrorists but looks like just another botched Zionist op.
https://x.com/EricRSammons/status/1836086098809733127/video/1
It was as precise as it could be. No way of knowing where those pagers would be at the time of detonation, but it proves that Hamas/Hezbollah, and terrorists in general hide among the general population. That's the point of an insurgency, to hide amongst your enemies in full view of your enemies, in order to strike at your enemies from within.
It's real easy for people to arm chair QB this thing, especially those that have never fought a terrorist insurgent in their own land. I'm willing to bet, and actually do believe, that the vast majority of those pagers belonged to the terrorists.
Civilian casualties in a time of war suck, however, the Palestinians voted for Hamas to be their leaders. They are the only ones who can truly stop this mess, too. All they have to do is turn on their captor leaders and give them up or eliminate them. Until that happens, they will continue to take casualties and the rest of the world will continue to blame Israel for it.
To me, this is no different than us letting our leadership be infiltrated by our enemies and then turning a blind eye to their madness, which we've been doing since before I was born. So it's mighty hoity-toity of us to sit here half a world away and arm chair QB things when we have our own mess to clean up.
And I think this is why the Free Palestine movement, BLM, ANTIFA, etc exists. Everyone can see we have some major issues in the world, but no one wants to admit that it was WE, THE PEOPLE who allowed it to happen. So, we go around laying blame to everyone else but ourselves. Maybe if we, as a society, looked in the mirror more, we'd begin to see the hypocrisy of it all and actually work to bring the madness to an end.
^this.
OP is trying to redefine "terrorism"
This was a precision military attack against people using pagers that were MORE EXPENSIVE THAN CELL PHONES that were ordered by and passed out by Hezbollah to its members. These weren't being sold at corner stores. Civilians have CHEAPER cell phones.
IF the target is civilian infrastructure or if the intent is to cause fear, suffering, or destruction among the civilian population, this would more likely be considered an act of terrorism. Terrorism is often defined as violent acts aimed at civilians, intending to create fear or achieve political or ideological goals outside of legitimate warfare.
Key factors that determine whether it is an act of terrorism or warfare include:
Target: If the infrastructure is purely civilian (e.g., water treatment plants, hospitals, power grids for residential areas), it may be classified as terrorism.
Intent: If the intent is to cause psychological terror or indiscriminate harm to civilians, rather than a direct military advantage, this could be labeled as terrorism.
Proportionality: Under international law, attacks should not cause excessive civilian harm relative to the anticipated military gain. If the attack disregards this balance, it may also be considered a war crime or act of terrorism.
Well from the video I've seen 95%+ of the people in the hospital were military age males. Also ZERO buildings were destroyed. You couldn't get that type of precision with ANY other type of attack.
Sabotaging enemy equipment can be considered a legitimate military action, it only crosses the line into terrorism if civilians or non-military targets are deliberately attacked or if the goal is to create fear among the civilian population. International law seeks to distinguish between lawful acts of war and acts of terrorism based on the nature of the target and the intent behind the action.
Lebanon is not to be confused with Palestine.
Pagers were not the only civilian devices that were booby-trapped, but reportedly also walkie-talkies, home solar energy equipment, etc.
"booby-traps are banned under international law. “Weaponizing an object used by civilians is strictly prohibited,”
Source: https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-israel-exploding-pagers-hezbollah-syria-ce6af3c2e6de0a0dddfae48634278288
Home appliances....
https://x.com/RituRathaur/status/1836474741802303919