… center located near the border between Israel and Gaza. It is a hot summer day, and … armed hostilities. Patients come from Israeli communities living near Gaza, and … the ICRC, Barzilai Hospital, and the Israeli Trauma Coalition (ITC) initiated the …
… the Red Cross (ICRC) is deeply concerned by Israel's decision to demolish private houses … As the occupying power in the West Bank, Israel is bound by international humanitarian …
… It is a place where repatriations between Israel and Lebanon happen. Representatives of … to pick up someone returning to Lebanon from Israel. Their colleagues from Tel Aviv bring the person to the iron fence separating Israeli territory from the no man's land. …
… law (IHL), the ICRC delegation in Israel and the occupied territories works with … Each year, the national IHL competition for Israel involves a series of fictional … - the Association for the Promotion of IHL in Israel. The team from The Hebrew University of …
… In the spring of 2007, the ICRC Delegation in Israel and the Occupied Territories invited a number of Israeli academic institutions to have their … Promotion of IHL. Eleven teams from various Israeli law schools – including the Hebrew …
… Geneva (ICRC) – The populations in Gaza and Israel are facing the most intense cycle of … to stop the hostilities between Gaza and Israel. "The intensity of the conflict is … Gaza and rockets reaching big cities in Israel. As a result, children are dying on …
… try to rebuild lives and livelihoods after Israel-Gaza escalation. People in Gaza and Israel have been deeply affected by the latest …
… and Middle East Director. "People in Gaza and Israel urgently need respite from non-stop … necessary assistance. "Today we informed both Israeli and Hamas authorities that as of …
… Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), arrived in Israel on Thursday to discuss humanitarian … place. President Spoljaric will meet with top Israeli officials to discuss ICRC’s work to aid victims of the conflict in Israel. On Friday, President Spoljaric will …
… more than four months, civilians in northern Israel have lived with increasing levels of … more than four months, civilians in northern Israel have lived with increasing levels of …
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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.
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 international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.
