Paging The Hague: Israel’s Exploding Electronics Might Be War Crimes

Experts on international law pointed to the indiscriminate nature of the blasts in Lebanon and the prohibition on booby traps.

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Paging the Hague: Israel’s Exploding Electronics Might Be War Crimes

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