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Israel says it enforced a lawful blockade in the international waters where it seized a flotilla carrying aid and activists bound for Gaza. But the seizure likely violates international laws.
Blockades may be used in wartime, but only if they meet 5 legal conditions. Have Israel’s actions complied with the law?
Many nations agreed Israel had a right to self-defence after the October 7 2023 Hamas attacks. Whether this defence still holds 20 months later is now debatable.
It was a stunning intelligence coup, 18 months in the making.
Several nations are contemplating recognising a Palestinian state to revamp the two-state solution. However, major obstacles remain.
The aid plan supported by Israel and the US has more to do with control than compassion.
Why so few atrocities have been accepted as genocide.
Why have so few atrocities ever been recognised as the ‘crime of crimes’?
The Trump administration favours a diplomatic solution with Iran over its nuclear programme, while Israel wants military action.
What the strong resistance to the new model reveals: a lack of good faith on Israel’s part to adhere to its obligations under international law.
Starvation and malnutrition are harmful for anyone. But for infants the impact can be profound and lasting.
The UK, France and Canada have warned they could take concrete action if it doesn’t stop its Gaza offensive.
Exposure to accurate reporting over the dire plight of people in Gaza resulted in 5% bump in those in Israel who supported aid convoys.
Israel allows aid to aid Gaza once more following pressure from its allies.
Eurovision 2025 is a reminder of how music can force us to to confront the uncomfortable.
International law is clear: ‘the use of starvation as a method of warfare is prohibited’. Israel’s blockade of the strip is in clear defiance of this.
A shaky truce is still in place in Lebanon. But the country remains on a tenuous footing with Israeli forces in the country’s south and Hezbollah refusing to lay down arms.
Trump’s first policy-driven overseas visit in his second term will be the Persian Gulf. Trade, Tehran talks and possibly Gaza will be on the agenda.
Israel’s new plan signals that expanding its territorial control over Gaza is more than just a short-term military tactic.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Research Scholar, Middle East Studies, Australian National University
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Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
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Senior Lecturer in International Politics, City St George's, University of London
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Lecturer, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor (Law), Edith Cowan University
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Professor of History and Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame
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Professor of International Relations, Lancaster University
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Associate Professor in the School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies, University of Arizona
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Associate Professor in Interdisciplinary Race, Gender and Postcolonial Studies, UCL
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Professor of Law, University of Waikato
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Professor of International Relations at UCL | Associate Fellow on the Middle East at Chatham House, UCL
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Professor of Peace Studies, University of Bradford
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Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Professor of Israel Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
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Full Professor in Journalism, Dublin City University