{"id":11249,"date":"2025-05-21T08:06:50","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T08:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kohelet.org.il\/?post_type=article&#038;p=11249"},"modified":"2025-05-21T08:06:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T08:06:56","slug":"legal-memo-humanitarian-aid-to-the-gaza-strip-and-international-law","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.kohelet.org.il\/en\/article\/legal-memo-humanitarian-aid-to-the-gaza-strip-and-international-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal Memo: Humanitarian Aid to the Gaza Strip and International Law"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This legal analysis examines the military siege on the Gaza Strip according to international law. It discusses the dispute surrounding the distribution of humanitarian aid, noting that restrictions stem from concerns about Hamas seizure of aid, and pointing out that the evacuation of civilians from combat zones is preferred to the provision of aid to areas under enemy control. It also states that international law prohibits the supply of aid to terrorist organizations and presents historical examples of military sieges deployed as a combat tactic which were accepted as lawful by Western countries and coalitions. <br>The conclusion is that the Israeli siege on Gaza is lawful by international law standards, so long as its primary objective remains the defeat of the Hamas terror organization and not the starvation of the civilian population; properly balancing humanitarian obligations with security needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/www.kohelet.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/250514-Humanitarian-Aid-to-the-Gaza-Strip-and-International-Law-1.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of 250514 Humanitarian Aid to  the Gaza Strip and International Law.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-5913a42e-f839-4df9-b427-23ec80c0256a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kohelet.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/250514-Humanitarian-Aid-to-the-Gaza-Strip-and-International-Law-1.pdf\">250514 Humanitarian Aid to  the Gaza Strip and International Law<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kohelet.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/250514-Humanitarian-Aid-to-the-Gaza-Strip-and-International-Law-1.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-5913a42e-f839-4df9-b427-23ec80c0256a\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This legal analysis examines the military siege on the Gaza Strip according to international law. 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