Israel's killing of innocent civilians in Gaza may not have been intended — but it was foreseeable

The foreseeable, unintended consequences of bombing civilian areas and hospitals in Gaza and blocking aid operations are that thousands of people will die
Israel's killing of innocent civilians in Gaza may not have been intended — but it was foreseeable

In war, children are killed; people starve or suffer from malnutrition; injured civilians have their limbs amputated without anaesthetics; people are displaced and lose everything. Picture: AP /Fatima Shbair

Can genocide be unintentional? 

According to international law it can’t be. 

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