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Michael N. Schmitt
| Oct 7, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Targeting, Use of Force
Attacking Iran: Retaliation or Self-Defense? On October 1, Iran launched a major two-wave attack consisting of over 180 missiles against Israel. The primary targets were the headquarters of Mossad and three Israeli Air Force bases. However, Israel’s multi-layered air...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Oct 1, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting, Terrorism / Counter Terrorism
Killing Nasrallah and the Law of Armed Conflict Last Friday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted air strikes against a Hezbollah command and control bunker in Beirut’s Dahiyeh suburbs, which was located under an apartment complex. The attack, which followed IDF...
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Sean P. Mahoney,
Steve Szymanski
| Sep 27, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Detention, Law of Armed Conflict
Reflections on RUSI’s Tactical Lessons from IDF Operations in Gaza, 2023 In July, Jack Watling and Nick Reynolds published a paper entitled “Tactical Lessons from Israel Defense Forces Operations in Gaza, 2023” on behalf of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)....
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Aug 19, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Conflict Classification, Israel-Hamas 2023 Symposium, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting, Use of Force
Israel-Hamas 2024 Symposium – Israel’s Jus ad Bellum and LOAC Obligations and the Evolving Nature of the Conflict According to the New York Times, some senior American officials have concluded Israel has achieved all it can militarily in the Gaza Strip. It reports...
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Peter S. Konchak
| Aug 13, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Terrorism / Counter Terrorism
The “Total Defeat” of Hamas and the End of NIAC Since the onset of the hostilities in Gaza that began on October 7, 2023, Israel has consistently identified the “complete destruction” of the “military and governmental capabilities” of Hamas as one of its principal war...
