A recent Israeli attack on the al-Baqa café in Gaza City resulted in significant casualties, killing between 24 and 36 Palestinians, including women and children. The attack was carried out using a 500-lb bomb, identified as a U.S.-made MK-82, raising concerns from international law experts about its compliance with the Geneva Convention. The strike has been described as potentially disproportionate given the high number of civilian casualties, prompting questions about the legitimacy of targeting an area populated by civilians. Experts emphasize the difficulty in justifying such military actions under international law.
Experts have called the use of such a weapon on an area full of civilians wildly disproportionate and a likely violation of the Geneva Convention, which outlaws military operations that cause "incidental loss of civilian life" that is "excessive or disproportionate."
It is almost impossible to see how this use of that kind of munition can be justified. If you are talking about 20, 30, 40 or more civilian casualties, usually that would have to be a target of very great importance.
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