Israel has decimated Hamas’s military wing, along with much of Gaza. But the group’s small-scale, hit-and-run approach poses a threat in the enclave’s north.
Tag: War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
Israel Allows Some Aid Into Gaza After U.S. Threatens to Withhold Military Aid
There was no official response from the Israeli government, a day after the United States threatened consequences if it didn’t let more relief into Gaza within 30 days.
Is Israel’s Invasion of Lebanon Legal? Here’s What International Law Says.
Explaining the issues of sovereignty, self-defense and humanitarian safeguards.
‘Relentless’ Israeli Attacks on Gaza Medical Workers Are War Crime, U.N. Panel Says
The report, which does not have the force of law, found that the Israeli military had engaged in deliberate assaults on hospitals and other health care providers.
Athens Democracy Forum: Seeking the Road to Peace in the Middle East
Panelists at the Athens Democracy Forum discussed the widening conflict and the challenge of getting the warring parties to a consensus.
The War That Won’t End: How Oct. 7 Sparked a Year of Conflict
As war in the Middle East spreads, the original conflict between Israel and Hamas has persisted. This is why.
Why a Lawyer Says Vladimir Putin Should Be Tried for War Crimes
The human rights barrister Geoffrey Robertson argues that even a trial in absentia would have impact and could vindicate international law.
Israel’s Pager Attacks in Lebanon and the Law on Booby Traps
After Israel detonated pagers and walkie-talkies in Lebanon, a fierce debate began about whether the attacks violated international law. A U.N. treaty from 1996 offers an answer.
Walkie-Talkie and Pager Attacks Against Hezbollah Set Off Legal Debate
Experts are at odds over the question of whether it violates the laws of war to hide explosives in wireless devices that may go off near civilians.
U.N. Sees ‘Human Rights Abyss’ in Myanmar as Military Kills Civilians
Three years after the military staged a coup, intensifying a civil war, civilians continue to pay the price, according to a coming United Nations report.