PA claims Israel committed "a crime of treachery" when Israeli troops killed terrorists as they planed their next shooting attack

Official PA TV program Palestine This Morning

PA Minister of Justice Muhammad Shalaldeh: “In this crime (i.e., killing of three Fatah terrorists who planned to commit an imminent shooting attack; see note below) there is an aspect of treachery. There is a difference in terms of international law between treachery and a military stratagem. A stratagem is allowed according to international law, but this here is treachery because they came in disguise in a civilian vehicle (sic., Israeli security forces were in uniform during the operation), and this is a clear violation of the military procedure of the regular armies and the Israeli occupation army. This is forbidden. This is the behavior of gangs, which is also true regarding the [Israeli] undercover forces. The undercover forces are also considered lawbreakers, because they disguise in civilian clothing in order to achieve military objectives.”

Adham Mabrouka Al-Shishani, Muhammad Al-Dakhil, and Ashraf Mubaslat