A legitimate military target is an object, structure, individual, or entity that is considered to be a valid target for attack by belligerent forces according...

statecraft to be illegal. Some academics, military personnel and officials describe targeted killing as legitimate within the context of self-defense, when...

A surgical strike is a military attack which is intended to damage only a legitimate military target, with no or minimal collateral damage to surrounding...

underlying international humanitarian law. Any targeted killing not directed against a legitimate military target remains subject to the law enforcement paradigm...

the phrase to describe the killing of civilians in attacks on legitimate military targets. According to Scottish linguist Deborah Cameron, "the classic...

non-combatants) who either volunteers or is forced to shield a legitimate military target in order to deter the enemy from attacking it. The concept of...

international laws regarding aerial warfare in 1937, Guernica was a legitimate military target. The number of victims is still disputed; the Basque government...

general. Total war is warfare that is not restricted to purely legitimate military targets, and can result in massive civilian or other non-combatant suffering...

responsibility for shooting down the airplane, but stated that it was a legitimate military target and that it was carrying S-300 anti-aircraft missiles for bombing...

civilian population". However, ICTY agreed that the bridge was a legitimate military target. During the trial, Praljak denied the accusation because in the...

on board the HA-LCI, it could have regarded the aircraft as a legitimate military target, even though this view is not covered by international law, since...

military necessity, distinction, and proportionality. These principles emphasize that an attack must be directed towards a legitimate military target...

deter attacks by occupying the space between a belligerent and a legitimate military target. The use of human shields is forbidden by Protocol I of the Geneva...

and civilians, ensure that attacks on legitimate military targets are proportional, and guarantee that the military advantage of such attacks outweigh the...

exchange ratio Collateral damage Acceptable loss Legitimate military target Proportionality (law) Military necessity Delori, Mathias (2020-02-03). "The politics...

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wounded many others. The U.S. military denied that a wedding had been hit, claiming the location was a legitimate military target and that insurgents had been...

non-combatants with foresight as a side effect of destroying a legitimate military target. Because advocates of double effect propose that consequentially...

a military attack that fails to distinguish between legitimate military targets and protected persons. Indiscriminate attacks strike both legitimate military...

claimed before and after the bombing that the bombing was on a legitimate military target. After the bombing, Serbian officials took TV crews to the scene...

to use them deeper into Russia with the purposes of attacking legitimate military targets used by Russia to attack Ukraine and putting political pressure...

hardliners taking place at an SNA command center, making it a legitimate military target, but never produced evidence to justify its claims. In contrast...

to the scene of a planned attack. Whether or not the home is a legitimate military target, knowingly asking civilians to stand in harm's way is unlawful...

served no military purpose and only accommodated facilities of the civilian television network. It was, therefore, not a legitimate military target. France...

(including civilian-associated) resources and infrastructure as legitimate military targets, mobilises all of the resources of society to fight the war,...

Israeli government stated that each of the attacks were on a legitimate military target. The Israeli army stated that foreign journalists were used as...

for target recommendation. Critics have argued the use of these AI tools puts civilians at risk, blurs accountability, and results in militarily disproportionate...

interview with journalists, he would justify Al-Shabaab's targeting of hotels as legitimate military targets. During the 2011 East Africa drought, he would claim...

criticized Starlink, including warning that Starlink could become a legitimate military target in the future. Starlink was activated during the Russian invasion...

including telephonists and typists, they could not be considered a legitimate military target. Ten MK operatives, including Ismail, applied for amnesty for...