Israel’s Bomb-laden Robots in Gaza Breach International Law
Israel’s use of explosive robot drones in Northern Gaza is “prohibited under international law,” says the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor, citing various testimonies.
The rights group cited “numerous testimonies” that the Israeli army had deployed these “indiscriminate” remote-controlled explosive-ridden robots during operations in Gaza, since Israeli unleashed one of modern time’s deadliest wars. Another breach to be added to the long list of Israeli breach of international humanitarian laws that prohibit indiscriminate attacks that fundamentally fail to differentiate between military targets and civilians.
Through Human Rights Monitor statement, the organization revealed that the robot explosion is part of the genocide happening against Palestinians, which includes massacres, starvation, and forced displacement.
In its statement, the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor revealed that the use of explosive-laden robots by the Israeli army is part of a broader conflict against Palestinians, which includes massacres, starvation, and forced displacement.
The organization also highlighted these actions as violations of international law, and the severe humanitarian impact on Palestinian civilians and calling attention to the igniting violence in the region.
The organization explained that “the Israeli army has completely separated northern Gaza from the city of Gaza by deploying vehicles and setting up sand barriers and rubble from destroyed homes, alongside fire cover from drones.”
Many reports suggested that this use of remotely detonated explosive robots has destroyed homes on a large scale and caused significant civilian casualties, bringing almost all emergency services to a grinding halt.
The report adds that this explosive disposal robot was used for the first time by the Israeli army during its invasion into the Jabalia refugee camp in May, since which time the Israeli army has escalated its tactics in the form of midair bombardments and demolitions of residential buildings.
How Does the Use of Controlled Explosion Robot Breach Geneva Conventions?
The use of such explosive robots is highly questionable under the Geneva Conventions and international humanitarian law, particularly the principles of distinction, proportionality, and unnecessary suffering.
According to Article 51(4) of Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions that addresses the prohibition of indiscriminate attacks in armed conflict, it says that any “indiscriminate attacks are prohibited. Indiscriminate attacks are those which are not directed at a specific military objective, which employ a method or means of combat that cannot be directed at a specific military objective, or which may cause incidental loss of civilian life, injury to civilians, or damage to civilian objects which would be excessive in relation to the concrete and direct military advantage anticipated.”
The Israeli army has become the explosive robot masters, in an effort to disempower the very principles dictated in the Geneva Conventions and rule of war, dictating that combatants must distinguish between military objectives and civilian populations and ensure that the incidental loss of civilian life or damage to civilian property would not be excessive in relation to the anticipated military advantage.
Israel’s use of explosion robots raises serious concerns as to compliance with international law and protection of civilian lives in theatres of conflict. It is non-deniable that the future of warfare must balance technological advancement with a commitment to humanitarian principles without violating the Internal law.
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