- E th iop ian ▁War ▁During ▁the ▁Second ▁Ital o - E th iop ian ▁War , ▁Italian ▁viol ations ▁of ▁the ▁laws ▁of ▁war ▁were ▁reported ▁and ▁documented . ▁These ▁included ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁chemical ▁weapons ▁such ▁as ▁must ard ▁gas , ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁concentration ▁cam ps ▁in ▁counter - ins ur gency , ▁and ▁attacks ▁on ▁Red ▁Cross ▁facilities . ▁Italian ▁authorities ▁claimed ▁that ▁these ▁actions ▁were ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁Eth iop ians ' ▁use ▁of ▁Dum - D um ▁bul lets , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁b anned ▁by ▁declaration ▁IV , ▁ 3 ▁of ▁the ▁H ague ▁Convention , ▁and ▁m util ation ▁of ▁captured ▁soldiers . ▁▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Eth iop ian ▁government , ▁ 3 8 2 , 8 0 0 ▁civil ian ▁death s ▁were ▁directly ▁att rib utable ▁to ▁the ▁Italian ▁invasion . ▁ 1 7 , 8 0 0 ▁women ▁and ▁children ▁killed ▁by ▁bomb ing , ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁mass acre ▁of ▁February ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁ 3 5 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁died ▁in ▁concentration ▁cam ps , ▁and ▁ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁died ▁of ▁priv ations ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁their ▁villages ▁and ▁far ms . ▁The ▁Eth iop ian ▁government ▁also ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁It ali ans ▁destroyed ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁churches ▁and ▁ 5 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁houses , ▁while ▁conf