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Report: Protracted conflict and humanitarian action

… Republic of Congo (DRC), Lebanon, Iran-Iraq, Israel-Palestine, Afghanistan and Somalia have … Six-Day War and the Yom Kippur War between Israel and Arab States, the Falklands/Malvinas … conflicts. Some conflicts, like those in Israel-Palestine, Sri Lanka and even Colombia, …

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International Day of the Disappeared: Why it matters

… • Guatemala • Honduras • Iran • Iraq • Israel and the occupied territories • Italy • …

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2015 Council of Delegates: Resolutions and Reports

… Red Crescent Society and Magen David Adom in Israel (CD/15/R10) Resolution 11: Vision for …

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United Nations International Conference in support of Israeli-Palestinian Peace

… of the cost of the protracted conflict in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian … many people – on both sides, Palestinian and Israeli alike– live in constant fear of … decades since the creation of the State of Israel, two peoples still see each other as …

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West Bank: Small grants go a long way

… are all happy." The ICRC has been working in Israel and the Occupied Territories since …

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Explosive weapons in populated areas: Technical considerations relevant to their use and effects

… weapon use in Afghanistan, Gaza, Georgia, Israel, Iraq, and Lebanon. He began his career … and other countries such as Australia and Israel. Other organisations, such as the …

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Jerusalem: As Ramadan approaches, Al-Aqsa Mosque's guards receive training in first aid

… well as the ICRC’s protection activities in Israel and the Occupied Territories, such as …

Palestinian circus brings a smile to children's faces in Jerusalem

… get a permit to cross from the West Bank to Israel. However, with the assistance of the …

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Speech by ICRC president: Conflict and migration from a humanitarian perspective

… services – as in Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Israel and the occupied Palestinian … such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, Turkey, Egypt and Israel – religious, ethnic, cultural and …

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A strong resolve to end violence against health care

… with each other. Magen David Adom of Israel has worked with the Kenya Red Cross …

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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.

IHL treaties

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.

Customary IHL

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