Civilian Population in a sentence

The implication that the transfer of civilian population to occupied territories can be classified as a crime equal in gravity to attacks on civilian population centres or mass murder is preposterous and has no basis in international law.

Prior to the assault, say experts, Israel should not only have considered the risk to civilian lives but also the possible ongoing cost to the civilian population that might result from damage to health facilities.

The IDF also accused Hamas of systematically violating international law by “exploiting civilian structures and the civilian population as human shields for its terrorist attacks” against Israel.

Stepanakert and Martakert are under the most intense bombing, which have resulted in heavy damages among civilian population and destruction of civilian infrastructure.

Targeting the civilian population and humanitarian actors is prohibited under international humanitarian law at all times and deprives the population of humanitarian assistance.

They are told that if they defeat their enemies, they can take whatever they want from the civilian population, including valuables and women, who are raped and enslaved (most of the male population is killed).

An American B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first atomic bomb over – an important military center with a civilian population close to 300,000 people.

And, though drunkeness does fully explain the horrors that have been committed upon the people of Ukraine, it does form part of the picture of the terror that has been reaped upon the civilian population.

During a visit to the Israeli Air Force’s underground command centre, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant summed up the attitude to this approach of even deeper deprivation against an already exhausted civilian population.

Hamas fighters do not wear uniforms to distinguish themselves from the civilian population.

It is certain that the civilian population including women and boys have taken part in the fighting, committed sabotage, mutilated and killed wounded soldiers.

It says: 'Russia has failed to defeat the Ukrainian military and is now focusing on forcing the capitulation of the civilian population by attacking electricity and water supplies.

Jordan has already made its stand clear as it has condemned the aerial strikes of Israel on a civilian population even if it was collateral damage, calling for immediate ceasefire.

Lavrov said it is impossible for Israel to destroy Hamas without destroying the Gaza Strip along with most of its civilian population which has seen thousands killed in strikes.

Most conflicts involving Western militaries today are taking place far from the homefront, and the civilian population is not under direct threat or attack.

Mr Biden "emphasised the critical need to protect the civilian population including those supporting the humanitarian aid operation, and the importance of allowing civilians to move safely away from areas of ongoing fighting", the White House said.

Pearl Harbor was a military target; the two Japanese cities were civilian population centers of little military value.

People from elsewhere look at Clarksville, and they see a lower cost of living, opportunities to attend excellent schools, and no-less important, they see people here who are welcoming by nature, to a mix of both military and civilian population sectors.

Sinn Féin looked to add lines to the motion to 'unreservedly condemn Israel’s brutal assault on the civilian population of Gaza'.

So while both attacks elicited ferocious military responses, America’s initial engagement in Afghanistan had less impact on the civilian population than Israel’s.