An analysis from an Iranian news the source reports that the Iranian parliament has passed a law classifying all Israelis as 'military' under international law, effectively stripping them of civilian protections. The analysis says the law goes further than Supreme Leader Khamenei's October 2023 position, which limited the denial of civilian status to residents of settlements, and now applies to the entire Israeli population, including cities.
An analysis published by an Iranian news the source outlines a new Iranian law that, according to the analysis, denies civilian status to all Israelis. The law reportedly uses the language of international humanitarian law — defining civilians, protected persons, and protected property — but then carves out exceptions that strip these protections when applied to Israel. Specifically, the analysis says the law defines all Israelis as 'military' personnel, regardless of whether they bear arms or participate in combat. It also exempts from protection any property whose products or services serve Israel, CENTCOM, or their allies, directly or indirectly — a broad formulation that the analysis argues covers nearly all civilian infrastructure.
The analysis compares the law to Supreme Leader Khamenei's speech of October 17, 2023, ten days after the October 7 massacre. In that speech, Khamenei argued that Israeli casualties in the Gaza envelope were 'not civilians' but based this on factual claims (settlers are all armed) and left a loophole ('even if we assume they are non-combatants'). The new law, the analysis contends, closes all such loopholes, expands the denial of civilian status from settlements to the entire population including cities, and detaches it from any factual basis.
The analysis frames the law as creating an internal legal foundation for lawfare, deterrence, and propaganda, signaling that from Iran's perspective there is no distinction between the Israeli home front and the front line. The analysis is attributed to Iranian news sources and has not been independently verified.
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