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Israeli navy says it’s launching new part of Gaza offensive – Model Slux

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Israeli navy says it’s launching new part of Gaza offensive – Model Slux

A Palestinian man carries the physique of a kid killed in Israeli strikes,‏ in Jabalia, within the northern Gaza Strip Might 16, 2025. MAHMOUD ISSA / REUTERS The Israeli navy mentioned Saturday, Might 17, it had launched “intensive strikes” within the Gaza Strip over the previous day as a part of the “preliminary levels” of … Read more

Is ‘extended occupation’ nonetheless ‘army occupation’ ruled by IHL? – EJIL: Speak! – Model Slux

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Is ‘extended occupation’ nonetheless ‘army occupation’ ruled by IHL? – EJIL: Speak! – Model Slux

Article 42 of the Hague Laws (HR), annexed to the 1907 Hague Conference IV, offers {that a} territory is taken into account occupied ‘when it’s truly positioned below the authority of the hostile military.’ In such circumstances, the related provisions governing army occupation turn out to be relevant, as codified within the HR (Articles 42-56), … Read more

Pentagon requires tighter integration between navy and business area – Model Slux

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Pentagon requires tighter integration between navy and business area – Model Slux

Enlarge / Aerial view of the Pentagon on March 31. Picture by Daniel Slim/AFP through Getty Photographs A method doc launched by the Pentagon this week lays out the place the US navy can most successfully depend on the business area business and what missions ought to stay in authorities palms. “This marks a brand … Read more

The Army Strikes Towards the Houthis in Yemen and the ‘Fourth Drawback’ of Necessity and Proportionality – EJIL: Discuss! – Model Slux

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Is ‘extended occupation’ nonetheless ‘army occupation’ ruled by IHL? – EJIL: Speak! – Model Slux

Just a few days in the past Leonie Brassat printed a superb piece on EJIL Discuss! which mentioned the potential authorized bases upon which the present army strikes towards the Houthis within the Crimson Sea and Yemen could be positioned. The piece centered on the correct of self-defence and set out ‘three issues’ which have … Read more

The Lawfulness of army strikes towards the Houthis in Yemen and the Purple Sea – EJIL: Speak! – Model Slux

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Is ‘extended occupation’ nonetheless ‘army occupation’ ruled by IHL? – EJIL: Speak! – Model Slux

For nearly two months, since January 11, 2024, america (US) and the UK (UK), with assist from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, and the Netherlands, have been conducting airstrikes towards Houthi services in Yemen and the Purple Sea in response to Houthi assaults on industrial and service provider vessels within the Purple Sea. With their strikes, they intention to guard navigational rights and freedoms for industrial and naval vessels within the Purple Sea. Two weeks in the past, additionally the European Union formally determined to become involved within the battle and launched a naval mission towards the assaults by the Houthis. In distinction to the US-led operation, the EU’s mission serves purely defensive functions, and its mandate is proscribed to repelling assaults on the Excessive Seas, thereby excluding any direct involvement on Yemen’s territory (right here). On Friday, February 24, additionally the German Parliament (Bundestag) selected a mandate for the deployment of the German Bundeswehr as a part of EU’s Aspides mission (right here), and final week, the German naval frigate Hessen was reported to have repelled an assault by the Houthis for the primary time.  

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