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Dear friends,

These are days of a high intensity armed conflict between Israel and Hamas. The heart of the conflict takes place in the Gaza Strip where over 1,000 persons are estimated to have died and many more have been injured. On the Israeli side milions of Israelis are forced to find shelters as more than half of the State is under constant indiscriminate rocket attacks.

The current conflict, titled operation "Protective Edge", raises many legal questions in the field of international humanitarian law - questions about collateral damage and proportionality, legitimate targets (including residential buildings and hospitals), issues of perfidy as well as questions regarding Israel's obligations to supply water and electricity to the Gaza Strip. This issue of the ALMA newsletter is focused on operation "Protective Edge" and IHL.

I would like to invite you to submit questions, join the ongoing discussions and initiate new ones on our facebook page. Questions can be submitted to info@alma-ihl.org, on our facebook page or to our twitter account (using #askIHL).

In order to join our mailing list please send your name and email address to info@alma-ihl.org

Sincerely,

Ido Rosenzweig

ALMA Chairman.

ALMA'S Q&A on "Protective Edge"

Click on the links in order to view and join the answers and discussion:

(1) Q: Are human shields considered as taking direct part in the hostilities? Are they not aiding the military efforts by protecting legitimate targets?

(2) Q: Whom will make the determination that the attack has been proportional or not?

(3) Q: Did Israel violate international law by placing a blockade/siege on the Gaza Strip?

(4) Q: Are Hamas fighters entitled to POW status?

for more questions visit our facebook page

ALMA'S Interviews and Articles

(1) Protective Edge Opration and IHL: Ido Rosenzweig, Radio All for Peace (Hebrew)

(2) Questions of legal warfare: Ido Rosenzweig on Times of Israel

Articles on "Protective Edge"

(1) An op-ed about Ron Dremer, Israel's ambassador to the United States and IHL proportionality: Zeke J. Miller on Times of Israel.