Yasaklı Silahların Kullanımı Bağlamında İsrail’in Hizbullah’a Yönelik Çağrı Cihazı Patlatma Saldırıları: Uluslararası Hukuk Açısından Bir İnceleme

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Bu makale, modern çatışma ortamında dijital ve ticari iletişim araçlarının patlayıcı tetikleyicisi olarak kullanılması pratiğinin uluslararası insancıl hukuk (IHL) ve ilgili silah rejimleri çerçevesinde hukuki perspektifini inceler. Özellikle İsrail’in rapor edilen uygulamalarına ilişkin haber, insan hakları kuruluşu raporları ve IHL normları ışığında; (i) booby-trap/uzaktan kumandalı patlayıcılar hukukuna, (ii) keyfî ve ayırt edilemez saldırılar yasağına, (iii) “gereksiz acı” ve aşırı zarar (superfluous injury) ilkelerine ve (iv) savaşta kullanılan yeni teknolojilere ilişkin devletlerin yükümlülüklerine odaklanılır. Analiz hem normatif yorum hem de uygulanabilir hesap verebilirlik mekanizmaları önerilerini içerir. İnsan hakları örgütlerinin raporları ve ICRC’nin içtihat-temelli kılavuzları ışığında, söz konusu yöntemlerin sivil koruma ilkeleriyle bağdaşmadığını göstermekte ve ciddi hukuki tartışmalar doğurmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Yasaklı Silahlar
• Çağrı Cihazı Patlatma
• İsrail-Hamas Çatışması
• Dijital Savaş Etiği
• Sivil Teknolojinin Militarizasyonu.

Israel’s Blaze Attacks Against Hezbollah in the Context of the Use of Prohibited Weapons: An International Law Analysis

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This article examines the legal perspective of using digital and commercial communication devices as explosive triggers in modern conflict environments, within the framework of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and relevant weapons regimes. Drawing on reports of Israel’s alleged practices, news sources, human rights organization findings, and IHL norms, the analysis focuses on: (i) the law governing booby traps and remotely controlled explosives, (ii) the prohibition of arbitrary and indiscriminate attacks, (iii) the principles of “unnecessary suffering” and superfluous injury, and (iv) state obligations regarding emerging technologies in warfare. The study offers both normative interpretations and proposals for applicable accountability mechanisms. In light of human rights reports and the ICRC’s jurisprudence-based guidelines, the findings demonstrate that such methods are incompatible with civilian protection principles and raise serious legal controversies.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Prohibited Weapons
• Device-Triggered Explosives
• Israel-Hamas Conflict
• Digital Warfare Ethics
• Militarization of Civilian Technology

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