P F Tinmore,
et al,
You have to look at it closely.
(COMMENT)
Article 68 says: "such offences were punishable by death under the law of the occupied territory in force before the occupation began."
At the time of the occupation by Israel in 1967, the West Bank (as an example) was sovereign Jordanian Territory, annexed under Jordanian Law.
The law that was in place at the time
(the law of the occupied territory in force before the occupation began) was Jordanian. It is a combination of both Islamic Religious Law (Sharia) and contemporary Western European Law (traditional French form); covering both national security and criminal codes. It follows the basic law adopted in 1956, with amendments over time, but basically mirrors many of the basic laws seen in any other national legal and judicial system.
I absolutely assure you that the law of the occupied territory in force before the Israeli occupation began covers (much more harshly) that which is in force today.
It was illegal for the Hostile Arab Palestinian (HoAP) to engage Jordanian Police and Military activities during first the Jordanian Occupation and then after Annexation. And it is just as much illegal for HoAP to engage Israeli Police and Military activities during the Israeli Occupation.
So it really doesn't matter if you use ICRC Humanitarian Code (GCIV), or the Law previously in place before the occupation, the answer is still the same: Make no mistake: This is a punishable act and criminal offense by the Hostile Arab Palestinian. AND --- again, there is no legal standing or special dispensation for what the Hostile Arab Palestinian (HoAP) does; no matter what standard you apply.
Most Respectfully,
R