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EDITORIAL: Why Geneva Conventions stressed "Intent" in War Crimes
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The drafters of the Geneva Conventions understood a hard truth: war is never clean. Civilians will tragically die even in lawful combat. That is why they made intent, not outcome, the core test of a war crime.
As the Gaza war dominates global debate, that principle is being widely misunderstood.
WAR CRIMES ARE ABOUT INTENT, NOT NUMBERS
A high civilian death toll does not automatically prove a war crime.
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