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Most Israelis are IDF members due to the requirement for mandatory military service so almost all areas in Israel are valid military targets.

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Ok by that same logic almost all areas of Iran are valid military targets because IRGC soldiers are spread throughout the country. Nevermind that they're recruiting children now. [1]

By that same rationale you'd justify blowing up schools. I don't find that to be a good enough argument to deliberately target civilian infrastructure. But if you do, then it justifies the US and Israel too.

[1] https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260403-iran-guards...

I am not saying this. Israel is saying this. Israel bombs schools and hospitals claiming they are housing military. So I say why not then, most of Israel is a valid military target too by their own rules of engagement. Israel even fired missile into a residential building in Qatar to hit someone that was not a combatant or military officer. So clearly civilian buildings are anyways valid targets too. Israel has murdered civilian Iranian scientists. So likewise Israeli scientists and intelligence agents are valid military targets too.

Ok that's fine if that's your justification, but then the US and Israel get to target civilian targets just like Iran. So morally they're the same when it comes to targeting civilians or civilian infrastructure and now I won't be concerned if the US or Israel bomb apartment complexes in Tehran. Everyone is a combatant!. Though Iran has obviously killed a lot more civilians including over 30,000 of their own so they're doing quite a lot of damage to themselves without anyone else's help.

I didn't break the conventions. Israel did, repeatedly and egregiously. Why are you blaming Iran when its Israel and specifically Israel who did all of those vile acts. Its just Israeli national character at this point to perform such vile acts in the name of war.

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