Pager attack on Hezbollah was a sophisticated ‘booby-trap’ operation − it was also illegal

<https://theconversation.com/pager-attack-on-hezbollah-was-a-sophisticated-booby-trap-operation-it-was-also-illegal-239360>

"The operation that used pagers and walkie-talkies to kill members of the
Lebanese militant group Hezbollah was ingenious – but was it legal?

Certainly, there are those who will argue that it was. That thinking goes like
this: Hezbollah has been attacking Israel with rockets, and the pagers and
radios purchased by Hezbollah could be expected to be used by the same people
involved in decisions to send those missiles. As such, the killings, if carried
out by Israel as is widely believed, would appear to be targeted and warranted.
While some bystanders may die or be injured, they would likely be associated
with Hezbollah, according to this line of thinking.

But that is not the right assessment, according to international law. Under law
I have taught for over 40 years, hiding explosives in everyday objects makes
them booby traps – and in almost every case, using a booby trap designed to
kill is a crime."

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics