In the pursuit of national security, war and conflict often muddy the line of what is permissible in the laws of war. Hamas’ surprise invasion of southern Israel left over a thousand civilians dead and hundreds more kidnapped. But Israel’s military retaliation against the militant group ends up killing tens of thousands of civilians in the Gaza Strip. Would this be self defence or a war crime?

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00:00 Laws of war
03:15 Hamas' war crimes
04:17 Israel’s retaliation
06:00 Self-defence and proportionality
07:28 Israel’s siege on Gaza
10:07 How Israel carries out evacuations
12:30 Attacks on Jabalia refugee camps
14:12 Al Shifa hospital strikes
14:52 Alleged Hamas’ tunnels under Al Shifa hospital
18:36 Dilemmas before the international courts

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