Israel’s right to self-defence does not extend to indiscriminate killing of civilians, says Singapore minister


SINGAPORE: Israel has a right to self-defence, but this does not extend to indiscriminate killing of civilians or mass displacement of entire populations, said Home Affairs and Law Minister K. Shanmugam.

Collective punishment is also illegal, he said, in the context of what is now happening in Gaza.

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