International Law

'Russia is to Ukraine what Hamas is to Israel': Ukrainian ambassador marks four years of war

He added that Ukraine has formally designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization.

|ByGUY ELSTER
Ukrainian Ambassador to Israel Yevgen Korniychuk attends a ceremony marking the two years anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in Tel Aviv on February 23, 2023.
US President Donald Trump stands next to Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer as he delivers a statement during a summit on Gaza in Sharm el-Sheikh on October 13, 2025.

UK may not allow US to use its bases to attack Iran over possible int'l law violations - report

According to a Wednesday Truth Social post by US President Donald Trump, the US may need to use the joint UK-US Diego Garcia base and the RAF Fairford base in order to strike Iran.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM, IDAN KWELLER
ONO ACADEMIC COLLEGE campus in Kiryat Ono.

Ono Academic College unveils International Law Program bridging Israeli and US legal systems

New LL.B. track at Ono International School combines Israeli law with NY Bar eligibility

|ByALAN ROSENBAUM
This picture taken during a media tour organised by the Israeli military on January 27, 2024, shows Israeli soldiers patrolling an area in Gaza's main southern city of Khan Yunis, amid continuing battles between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas.

Up to 130 int'l lawyers protected IDF from war crimes charges as it fought in Gaza - exclusive

The ILD had to guide and provide varied rules of engagement while as many as 50,000 IDF infantry and tanks were invading all over Gaza

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

Israel must abide by int'l law despite Hamas cynicism - Opinion

According to international law, there are certain instances in which it is permissible to attack hospitals.

JANUARY 31, 2024ByTAL MIMRAN
AN IDF soldier walks through a tunnel underneath Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, in November.

Is the ICJ's ruling a verdict or a vindication? - opinion

Israel wasn't ordered to cease fire, but that is far from a vindication.

JANUARY 31, 2024ByIAN WOODBRIDGE
PRO-PALESTINIAN protesters pose for a photo in front of the International Court of Justice in The Hague, last Friday. ‘The ICJ has handed Israel, however unintentional it may be, a golden public relations ticket that it so desperately needs,’ the writer argues.

The 'Palestinianization' of international law - opinion

Some may think this is solely Israel’s problem. That the double standard will stop there. I disagree.  

JANUARY 18, 2024ByROBERT NEUFELD
A MAN wearing a 'Free Palestine' cap welcomes members of the South African legal team against Israel at the ICJ after their return home, at the airport in Johannesburg, earlier this week.

IDF lawyer to 'Post': We comply with int'l law because of duty to democracy

Senior IDF military lawyer details legal weight of attacks with heavy civilian casualties.

DECEMBER 26, 2023ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Israeli soldiers stand near the opening to a tunnel at Al Shifa Hospital compound in Gaza City, November 22, 2023

IDF lawyer to 'Post': Why the Israel-Hamas war is like no other - exclusive

The official said the IDF believes it has taken all “feasible” precautions to warn civilians – only this time, “feasible” is more limited.

DECEMBER 25, 2023ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
IDF troops of the 5th Brigade operate in the north Gaza city of Beit Hanoun. December 22, 2023.

Don't reward Hamas's war crimes - opinion

Hamas intentionally hides in Gazan hospitals, schools, and homes because it understands, perversely, that a higher Gazan casualty rate will bring about greater international pressure on Israel.

NOVEMBER 27, 2023ByRUSSELL AVRAHAM SHALEV
An Israeli soldier walks through a tunnel underneath Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, November 22, 2023

'Countries providing aid to Hamas-controlled Gaza are breaking the law' - expert

"As long as we have a degree of certainty that some of the aid is being diverted to Hamas - and we do have that certainty - then all the states of the world must refrain from providing [it]."

OCTOBER 26, 2023ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
Egyptian cleaning workers are seen in front of the Rafah crossing from the Egyptian side, while trucks carrying humanitarian aid for Palestinians await for it to open to enter Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt October 19, 2023.

The false and deceitful charges against Israel - opinion

As Hamas is forcibly using civilians as human shields, Hamas has the full responsibility for any collateral harm.

OCTOBER 25, 2023ByALAN BAKER
THE AFTERMATH of the pogrom carried out by Hamas terrorists at Kibbutz Be’eri, near the border with Gaza: Despite the unimaginably horrific nature of the slaughter, it was soon followed in the world by a wave of antisemitism.

How could war affect ICC’s view of Israel and Hamas? - analysis

Israel has its own mechanisms for probing and prosecuting its soldiers accused of war crimes.

OCTOBER 23, 2023ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL Court, The Hague.