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World Peace Forum: IHL and principled humanitarian action creates conditions for peace in the Middle East

… at the beginning of the First World War. In Israel and the Occupied Territories and in … meetings in Switzerland in March 2023. In Israel and the occupied territories , the ICRC … land in the border area between Gaza and Israel. However, the needs are far beyond the …

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Majority of millennials see catastrophic war as real possibility, and believe there should be limits

… Syria at 87 percent; the lowest came from Israel at 60 percent. Torture: 55 percent said … 71 percent; the lowest responses came from Israel at 23 percent and Nigeria at 29 … Afghanistan, Colombia, France, Indonesia, Israel, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, the …

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2022 in pictures: Resilience of humanity amid vast humanitarian needs

… a struggle for hope. We have been present in Israel and the occupied territories since 1967 … Red Crescent Society and Magen David Adom in Israel. The ICRC has offices in Tel Aviv, the … Bank and Gaza. The ICRC visits detainees in Israeli places of detention and works to …

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Syrian family escape one war only to fall victim to the legacy of another

… unexploded bomb from the 2006 conflict with Israel shattered their lives Article published …

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Inspiring women working to improve people’s lives

… of several women working for the ICRC in Israel and the Occupied Territories, to … program run by the ICRC for detainees held in Israeli places of detention. Joelle Natanel is … up on permits related to a family visit. Israel, Tel Aviv, ICRC/Dana Guy "I have helped …

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The interplay between international humanitarian law and international human rights law in situations of armed conflict

… in regard to the territories occupied by Israel after the Six Day War had already … Rights in the Occupied Territories, called on Israel to apply both the Universal Declaration … (Dec. 15, 1975)(territories occupied by Israel); G.A. Res. 46/135, UN Doc. A/RES/46/ …

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Eradicating weapons that keep on killing

… during the five week conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in 2006, serves as a …

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The United Nations and International Humanitarian Law: The International Committee of the Red Cross and the United Nations' involvement in the implementation of international humanitarian law

… the " Special Committee to investigate Israeli practices affecting the human rights … were active in the territories occupied by Israel, monitoring the Fourth Geneva … arose of how to reconcile the ICRC's role in Israel and the occupied territories with the …

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Health care in Gaza: Mental health support for frontline workers

… After the cease-fire between Gaza and Israel on 26 August 2014, medical staff, fire …

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Statement from ICRC's Near & Middle East regional director following recent developments in the region

… regionalization of the conflict in Gaza and Israel. This region has been mired in …

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Created in 1863, the ICRC library, alongside the ICRC archives, provides an indispensable documentary reference on the organization itself and international humanitarian law.

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International humanitarian law is based on a number of treaties, in particular the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols, and a series of other instruments.

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Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.