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Third Geneva Convention, article 23; Fourth Geneva Convention, article 28; GC Additional
Protocol I, article 51(7); ICC Statute, article 8(2)(b)(xxiii); ICRC Study, rule 97.
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ICRC Study, rule 144.
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Fourth Geneva Convention, article 33.
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ICRC Study, rule 145.
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ICRC Study, rule 146.
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ICRC Study, rules 147.
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E/CN.4/1998/53/Add.2, Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement, principle 6; ICRC
Study, rule 129.
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E/CN.4/1998/53/Add.2, Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement, principle 7; ICRC
Study, rule 131.
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GC Additional Protocol I, article 71(2); see also GC Additional Protocol II, article 18(2).
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Fourth Geneva Convention article 23; GC Additional Protocol I, article 70(2); see also
GC Additional Protocol II, article 18(2); and ICRC Study, rules 55 and 56.
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Security Council resolutions 1265(1999) and 1296(2000).
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A list of victims was given to the Commission by the Mayor of Qana.
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UN Documents S/206/626, dated 9 September 2006.
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SG/SM/10580-SC78790UN, Secretary General urges Security Council to condemn Israeli
attack on Qana, 30 July 2006.
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SC/8791UN, Security Council expresses shock and distress at Israeli shelling in Qana,
30 July 2006.
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S/2006/626, Letter dated 7 August 2006 from the Secretary-General addressed to the
President of the Security Council, 7 August 2006.
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The report referred to data from the Lebanese Government, including casualty figures: “thus
far 28 corpses having been recovered, including those of approximately 14 children”, noting that
the figure may rise as recovery efforts were ongoing. The Secretary-General observed “I am
greatly distressed by the tragic events in Qana and by the overall effect of this conflict on the
civilian populations of Lebanon and Israel”. The ICRC also issued a statement on the incident
“deploring the recurring lack of respect for international humanitarian law by the warring
parties” (“Lebanon/Israel: ICRC alarmed by high number of civilian casualties and disrespect for
international humanitarian law”, ICRC Press release, Geneva, 30 July 2006). Human Rights
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