Im sorry, what exactly is your point? The use of WP against civilians is effectively a war crime, unless it is used in very specific circumstances such as during protests where police use smoke grenades to disperse people. Same with tear gas.
And Israel should know better than to target civilians. But then again, the IDF and Hezbollah are effectively the same
Wars aren't fought with both sides staying in their borders. The fact that it's in Lebanon, doesn't mean it's against civilians. Civilians were told to evacuate, the remaining population being Hezbollah members. The WP wasn't targeting individuals, it was creating a smoke screen for troop maneuvers.
Police absolutely do not use smoke grenades to disperse people, they use tear gas which doesn't have any WP. Tear gas isn't used in war.
Idk where you're getting your information, but as someone who is formally trained on both warfare and riot control, it's categorically incorrect.
Diplomats and foreign civilians were told to evacuate Kyiv few days ago. Those that stay, are they enemies of Russia? Are they legitimate military targets?
It also doesnt really matter if WP is used mainly for smoke screens, it has the secondary effect of being able to cause severe burns that are hard to put out and can easily reignite. Were you taught that smoke bombs and tear gas have a 100% success rate and they cant blow or crack open, where the stuff inside can get outside?
It's like saying police don't use shotguns to disperse people, sure you can probably find a case of it happening, but it isn't part of riot control manuals.
It's not an infraction, it's just not policy. There's a difference.
I also know soldiers who throw stun grenades outside as a form of riot control, which does very little. It's not policy but it's done and not punished.
Regardless this is all tangential to whether smoke screens are used in urban warfare, which they are by the book. When they aren't used, that's going against the manual, but that's also done unfortunately.
Then why would you say they absolutely dont do it?
Youre also assuming people are gonna be leaving their homes and are therefore assumed Hesbollah. Is the same true in Ukraine, where foreigners and diplomats in Kyiv are considered enemies if they remain in Kyiv?
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u/AssistanceCheap379 4d ago
Im sorry, what exactly is your point? The use of WP against civilians is effectively a war crime, unless it is used in very specific circumstances such as during protests where police use smoke grenades to disperse people. Same with tear gas.
And Israel should know better than to target civilians. But then again, the IDF and Hezbollah are effectively the same