Does the Torah Recognize the Existence of "Innocent Civilians"?
Modern-day nations – Israel chief among them – avoid harming 'innocent civilians.' But do such people exist? If they did, why did G-d punish the Egyptians as a collective? After all, the plagues affected every Egyptian, not just the guilty. Indeed, the Plague of the Firstborn even affected foreign captives in Egyptian jails according to the Midrash!
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