COMMENT | Gaza conflict: Humanitarian law compliance

COMMENT | Since Oct 7, we’ve witnessed the devastating and catastrophic sufferings of innocent civilians in Gaza.

One month after Hamas launched its attack, Israel amassed over 10,000 casualties of Palestinian civilians in Gaza with serious destruction over critical infrastructures such as hospitals.

The number includes 4,104 children and 89 people working with the United Nations Palestinian Refugee Agency (UNRWA). Under the international humanitarian law (IHL), children and humanitarian workers are protected against the atrocities of war and the attack towards these groups appears to beg the question of the efficacy of IHL and whether Israel and Hamas respect it...