Comment Re:Iraq quagmire sequel (Score 1) 228
A hospital is a valid military target if it's being used for military purposes (e.g., storing weapons caches and hiding military personnel).
Geneva Protocol I, Article 21: https://ihl-databases.icrc.org...
Additional Protocol, Article 12: https://ihl-databases.icrc.org...
Convention IV, Article 19: https://ihl-databases.icrc.org...
When your terrorist buddies stored weapons, ammunition, and military personnel in a hospital that Israel built for Gaza, it lost its protected status.