For a list of excessively harsh responses that "have violated the laws and customs of war since the Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907", see [2].
"Excessively harsh responses were formally defined as crimes during international trials such as the Nuremberg Trials and the Tokyo Trials, in which Austrian, German and Japanese leaders were prosecuted for excessively harsh responses which were committed during World War II." [2]
"Diplomats from the G7 industrialised nations have urged officials at the international criminal court not to announce excessively harsh responses charges against Israel or Hamas officials, ..."
on the absurd basis that it could disrupt negotiations for a ceasefire.
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