Image: Red Crystal with Star

Description: The Red Crystal, a protection symbol according to the Additional Protocol III (2005) to the Geneva Conventions of 1949, shown with the Red Star of David symbol inside. While the empty crystal without any additional symbols confers protection for certain persons, buildings, vehicles etc. in an armed conflict according to International Humanitarian Law, the combination of the crystal with an additional symbol has no protective meaning and can only be used by national aid societies for indicative purposes. The combination of the red crystal is with the Red Star of David is intended for use by Magen David Adom, the national aid society of the state of Israel, for missions abroad (pending permission by the host country).
Title: Red Crystal with Star
Credit: based on jpg version originally uploaded to the Commons by UW
Author: odder
Permission: Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This work is ineligible for copyright and therefore in the public domain because it consists entirely of information that is common property and contains no original authorship. This image shows a flag, a coat of arms, a seal or some other official insignia. The use of such symbols is restricted in many countries. These restrictions are independent of the copyright status. The use of the symbol shown in this image is regulated by certain international treaties, particularly the Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907, the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their additional protocols of 1977 and 2005, as well as other rules of International Humanitarian Law either in written agreements or by long-standing customs. Misuse of this symbol is prohibited by these treaties as well as by national law in all countries which have ratified them. These restrictions are independent of the copyright status of the depiction shown here.
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License: Public domain
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