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Caitlin Chiaramonte,
William Casey Biggerstaff
| Nov 1, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Israel-Hamas 2023 Symposium, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting, Wounded and Sick
Israel – Hamas 2024 Symposium – Why Yahya Sinwar Was Not Hors de Combat On or about October 17, 2024, members of the Israel Defense Force (IDF) killed Yahya Sinwar, the political leader of Hamas and a suspected mastermind behind the October 7, 2023 attack that...
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Alexander Gilder
| Oct 18, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict
The Legal Position of UN Peacekeepers in Southern Lebanon The United Nations has reported several incidents over recent weeks involving the organization’s peacekeepers in southern Lebanon. The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) maintains numerous positions in its...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Oct 7, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, featured post, 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)....