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Kevin S. Coble,
John C. Tramazzo
| Dec 20, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Israel-Hamas 2023 Symposium, Law of Armed Conflict
Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Hostage Rescue Operations and the Law of Armed Conflict Last month, during a week-long ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, Hamas released 110 hostages in exchange for 240 Palestinian prisoners. Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)...
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Noëlle Quénivet
| Dec 19, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Israel-Hamas 2023 Symposium, Law of Armed Conflict
Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Sexual Violence on October 7 In the past few weeks, strong evidence has emerged that Hamas committed acts of sexual violence in their October 7 attack. On December 14, UN Special Procedures Experts stated they were “alarmed at...
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Martin Fink
| Dec 13, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Israel-Hamas 2023 Symposium, Law of Armed Conflict, Law of Neutrality
Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Delivery of Humanitarian Aid from the Sea In response to the current situation in Gaza, several States have directed their naval forces into the eastern Mediterranean. For instance, the United States redirected aircraft carrier strike...
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Jeffrey Lovitky
| Dec 13, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Israel-Hamas 2023 Symposium, Law of Armed Conflict
Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Applicability of Article 23 of the Fourth Geneva Convention to Gaza This post examines the scope of Israel’s obligation to permit free passage of relief consignments for the benefit of the civilian population located in Gaza. It...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Dec 7, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Israel-Hamas 2023 Symposium, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting
Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Attacking Hamas – Part II, The Rules Editor’s Note: This post is the second in a two-part series that explores law of armed conflict targeting considerations inspired by the Israeli-Hamas conflict. The first post examined operational...
