International law, particularly International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and International Criminal Law (ICL), strictly prohibits acts like torture, rape, abuse, and mistreatment of civilians and combatants by any belligerent in armed conflict, classifying them as grave breaches, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, punishable under treaties like the Geneva Conventions and Rome Statute, aiming to protect victims and hold perpetrators accountable regardless of their status.

• When acts and or activities by the Israeli war belligerent targeting the colonized people in Gaza are systematic, and or are on a large scale, we consider these acts and activities as shown in the 'breadcrumbs'. This does not include violations, which refer to breaches of rules and international law.

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