Omrim your comparison is weak Just because all Israeli citizens are required to serve in the military doesn t mean all citizens are legitimate military targets If I was 19 year old male who planned on joining the military and for some strange reason I was killed in a war should I be considered a civilian casualty or soldier casualty What matters is the present occupation not the future or the past So if an ex Hamas gunfighter was killed while tending to his gardens he would be considered a civilian casualty Get it This subject needs attention seriously