by Yaël Ronen | May 20, 2022
Abu ‘Aram: Displacement of Persons, Displacement of Law On May 4, 2022, Israel’s Supreme Court sitting as High Court of Justice handed down its decision in HCJ 413/13 Abu ‘Aram v. The Minister of Defense. This decision granted the Israeli military authorities...
by Geoff Corn, Robert Ashley | Jan 18, 2022
LOAC and Legitimacy: When Combat Becomes a Supporting Effort to Information Over the past two decades information was mostly conceptualized as a supporting effort to combat: information contributed to tactical and operational success. Given today’s immediately...
by Jon Griffiths | Jun 23, 2021
Warnings as a Precautionary Measure: Gaza On May 15, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) gave advance warning of an airstrike against the Al Jalaa Tower in Gaza. IDF operational summaries of Operation Guardian of the Walls highlight extensive use of warnings in...
by Michael N. Schmitt | May 18, 2021
Legal Protection of the Media in Armed Conflict: Gaza On May 15, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted an airstrike on Al Jalaa Tower, a 12-story building in the Gaza Strip. Conducted as part of Operation Guardian of the Walls, the attack destroyed the...
by Aurel Sari | May 17, 2021
Israeli Attacks on Gaza’s Tower Blocks Once more, the Israeli–Palestinian conflict has erupted into open violence and a miserable display of destruction and human suffering. In what has become a familiar pattern, the fighting on the ground is accompanied by a...