Original sentence: Illegal combatant (also unlawful combatant) is a term that has been introduced in some countries to refer to a person who carries arms or engages in warlike acts in alleged violation of the laws of war.Other countries, including the United Kingdom, Israel, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand make theoretical distinctions between lawful and unlawful combatants and the legal status thereof.Such a person is not necessarily considered a lawful combatant and therefore is not necessarily accorded the rights of a prisoner of war (POW).The legal status of unlawful combatants in these nations has been the subject of criticism by many other Gevena Convention signatories and international human rights institutions (including the ICRC and Human Rights Watch)
Edited sentence: Illegal combatant (also unlawful combatant) is a term that has been introduced in the U.Such a person is not considered a lawful combatant and therefore is not accorded the rights of a prisoner of war (POW).The term was also introduced in Israeli legislation in the year 2000 to make it possible to detain Palestinians accused of security offences without trying them under civilian law.This term has no status in international law whatsoever, and the introduction of this category of prisoner by these nations has little support in other nations - many view it as a simple attempt to sidestep the Geneva Convention's terms.and in Israel for a person who carries arms or engages in warlike acts in alleged violation of the laws of war