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Questions and Answers: US, Israel, Iran, and the Laws of War

Human Rights Watch 09 Apr 2026
What international law governs the armed conflict?What are the basic principles of the laws of war?What are lawful targets of military attack?What kinds of military attacks are prohibited?Does ...
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Iran's Cluster Munition Strikes on Israel Violate the Laws of War

Daily Alert 05 Apr 2026
28, 2026, violate the laws of war and may amount to war crimes, Human Rights Watch said on March 30 ... dispersed over a wide area, making them unlawfully indiscriminate in violation of the laws of war."
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Placing U.S. Troops in Middle East Hotels May Violate Laws of War

New York Times 01 Apr 2026
U.S. commanders have kept many troops away from bases in the region to protect them from Iran’s ballistic missile attacks ... .
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U.S. Troops in Middle East Hotels May Violate Laws of War

Political Wire 01 Apr 2026
military’s own laws of war, human rights officials and experts say.” ... military’s execution of the air war over Iran.
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US/Iran/Israel: Officials Should Uphold Laws of War

Human Rights Watch 31 Mar 2026
All three governments should publicly commit to their obligations under the laws of war, especially with regard to the protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure, Human Rights Watch said.
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Middle East Conflict: Rhetoric, Actions Flout Laws of War

Human Rights Watch 26 Mar 2026
Iranian officials have also claimed that all of a country’s companies, banks, and commercial ships are military objectives, which violates the presumption under the laws of war that they are protected civilian objects.
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What Are the Laws of War Good For?

Foreign Policy 25 Mar 2026
The secretary of defense fails to understand that rules of engagement benefit the U.S. military ... .
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Rewriting the laws of war: Israel, Iran and the collapse of the old order

Haaretz 15 Mar 2026
Without UN authorization and without an imminent threat, the attack on Iran strains any serious interpretation of international law ....
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White Phosphorus Claims Against Israel Ignore the Actual Law of War

Honest Reporting 11 Mar 2026
Army officer specializing in the law of ... Department of Defense Law of War Manual ... Department of Defense Law of War Manual, incidental incendiary effects do not make white phosphorus a prohibited weapon.
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Israel says Khamenei killing complied with laws of war

Khaleejtimes 06 Mar 2026
"Under the international law of armed conflict, military commanders directing armed forces during war can constitute lawful military targets," Shoshani said on X.
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HRW says Israel's Lebanon evacuation risks violating laws of war

The New Arab 05 Mar 2026
Human Rights Watch said on Thursday that the Israeli military's call for residents of vast areas of southern Lebanon to evacuate raised "serious risks of violations of the laws of war" ... war", it added.
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The law of war | Marc Racicot

Billings Gazette 03 Mar 2026
The repetitive commission of war crimes on the ...
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The Law Of War

Flathead Beacon 02 Mar 2026
The only justification for a unilateral use of force by the United States against Iran under the International Law of War, to which the U.S ... States is a clear violation of the International Law of War.
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