International Law

Is 'Purity of Arms' holding the IDF back? Inside Israel’s battle over military ethics

Fighters are expected to avoid harming noncombatants, including civilians, prisoners, and the defenseless, as much as possible, and to maintain their humanity even in the midst of combat.

IDF LEAFLET warns against violence, on a Palestinian car in Hebron, Nov. 2025.
Workers operate on a lead line connected to fiber optic cable at Arrietara beach, near Bilbao, northern Spain, June 13, 2017, as Facebook Inc. and Microsoft Corp. join forces to build an underwater fiber optic cable across the Atlantic Ocean, linking Europe and the USA.

Iranian media pushing for regime to sever international undersea fiber-optic cables in Hormuz

The United Nations headquarters before a meeting on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at the UN, in New York City, US, April 27, 2026.

Stop explaining. It is time for the UN to answer Israel’s questions

 Michael Mirilashvili

The UN has exhausted its credit of trust. It's time for Israel to take the first step


Shurat HaDin: Battling Israel's foes through legal warfare

Marking the organization's relentless pursuit of justice for terror victims, Nitsana Darshan-Leitner stated, "They are the ones who should be paying."

NITSANA DARSHAN-LEITNER at the US Supreme Court: Shurat HaDin has been waging war against Israel’s enemies on the legal front.

IDF targets multiple Hamas command centers situated in school buildings

The IDF targeted Hamas command centers in Gaza, using precision strikes to minimize civilian risk while addressing immediate threats to Israeli forces.

 Palestinians inspect a school sheltering displaced people, after it was hit by an Israeli strike, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip, September 11, 2024.

Terrorism and self-determination: International law is on Israel’s side - opinion

The post-9/11 consensus on outlawing terrorism is being undermined by renewed support for its use in the name of national liberation, notably affecting Israel.

 CROCUS CITY HALL is burned out following a deadly attack on the concert venue, outside Moscow, in March.

Israel challenges ICC jurisdiction, legality of proceedings in official objection to case filing

Israel filed an official objection that questioned the legality of the ICC prosecutor's request to issue arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant

International Criminal Court, The Hague

Recent events and decisions could be potentially harmful for Israel's near future - opinion

Recent domestic and international events may have severe consequences regarding Israel's position in its war against Iranian proxies, possibly resulting in a quick escalation with a heavy price.

DEMONSTRATORS PROTEST against the detention of IDF reserve soldiers suspected of sexually abusing an imprisoned Hamas terrorist, at Sde Teiman military detention center  north of Beersheba, last week. International law isn’t popular among certain circles in Israeli society, says the writer.

The Advisory Opinion on Palestine is a bad omen for international law - opinion

The ICJ's 2024 Advisory Opinion on Israel is criticized for bias, inaccuracies, and reliance on UN reports over primary sources.

Public hearing held by ICJ to allow parties to give their views on the legal consequences of Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories before eventually issuing a non-binding legal opinion in The Hague, Netherlands, February 21, 2024.

IDF reservist soldier who refuses to continue serving in Gaza speaks out

Yuval Green, a 26-year-old reservist, said the IDF is utilizing Palestinian homes for military purposes and that soldiers take “souvenirs, vandalize the homes, and destroy things for no reason.”

 An Israeli soldier operates during a ground operation in the southern Gaza Strip, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, July 3, 2024.

Israeli leaders slam ICJ's call for end to 'illegal' activities in Palestinian territories

The ICJ's decision led to new accusations that the UN court is 'antisemitic', 'one-sided' and would consider Israel an 'occupier' regardless of its actions and the reality of the situation.

Delegates attend a ruling on South Africa's request to order a halt to Israel's Rafah offensive in Gaza as part of a larger case brought before the Hague-based court by South Africa accusing Israel of genocide, at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands May 24, 2024.

Israel finally weighing state inquiry to block ICC – but will it be too late? - exclusive

If Israel waits until all the countries have filed on the issue, it may find itself once again “suddenly” rudely surprised by the ICC deciding against it before it has time to announce an inquiry.

 ICC PROSECUTOR Karim Khan speaks during an interview in The Hague, earlier this year.

Ex-chief justice: Gov't attack on judiciary paved way for ICC, ICJ war crimes charges

Netanyahu opposes state probe out of concern that diving deep into his failings would undermine his continued ability to serve as prime minister.

 Deputy Attorney General for International Law Gilad Noam, Principal Deputy Legal Adviser of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel Tamar Kaplan Tourgeman and legal adviser of the Embassy of Israel in the Netherlands Avigail Frisch Ben Avraham look on at the International Court of Justice (ICJ)