This letter appears in the Sunday Telegraph, 29 October 2023
Sir
May I make two points to amplify your Editorial Comment (“The UN should not be condemning Israel”, 26 October). First, in a war enemy combatants are legitimate targets of attack, but the Hamas-provided numbers of those killed and wounded make no distinction between Hamas fighters and civilians, leaving the impression that all the casualties are civilians.
Second, Hamas fighters wear no uniform, so once Israel’s ground invasion takes place the rules of war that require attacking forces to distinguish between the enemy and innocent civilians will be stretched to breaking point. The rules surely assume that uniformed soldiers would be fighting a uniformed enemy.
Yours
Neville Teller
Neville Teller
Beit Shemesh
Israel
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