sentences:  The ICRC has clarified that the term "military operations" refers only to "movements, maneuvers, and other action taken by the armed forces "with a view to fighting"" and does not cover action undertaken as a punishment.In a further reservation, the ICRC regards the tactic as legitimate only "where such destruction is rendered absolutely necessary by military operations".The use of collective punishments is forbidden by the Hague Conventions, as well as by Article 50 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, which expressly prohibits the imposition of punishments on a protected person for an offense that he or she has not personally committed.