noncombatant

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Recent Examples of noncombatant The Palestinian Health Ministry has recorded the deaths of nearly 48,500 people, without distinguishing between combatants and noncombatants, throughout the war. Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025 Previously, noncombatants who wanted to participate mostly did so by raising war bonds. Mick Ryan, Foreign Affairs, 21 Feb. 2025 Today’s Paper | Subscribe Our Coverage of the Middle East Crisis Israel’s Bombing Rules: Surprised by Oct. 7 and fearful of another attack, Israel weakened safeguards meant to protect noncombatants, allowing officers to endanger up to 20 people in each airstrike. Adam Rasgon, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025 Recovering POWs and captive noncombatants is also a top priority in Kyiv, leading to quiet discussions with Moscow. Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for noncombatant
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civilian
Noun
  • The genocide allegation also rests on claims that Israel intentionally targeted civilians, but the study acknowledges civilian deaths while finding no evidence of a systematic policy of massacre.
    Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Israel's attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure, such as hospitals, homes and commercial buildings in Gaza are included in the association assessment.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025

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