In a co-authored piece for The Cipher Brief, CERL Advisory Council member Geoffrey Corn and Lt. Gen. (ret.) David A. Deptula discuss insights from a July mission to Israel facilitated by the High Level Military Group to assess the country’s compliance with international law in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. Contrary to the narratives promulgated by the media and international legal tribunals, alleging that Israel has engaged in “genocidal acts” and war crimes, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) are acting in accordance with the law of armed conflict, even in situations where their military operations are complicated by Hamas’ use of illicit tactics, the authors conclude.

Geoffrey S. Corn is the George R. Killam, Jr. Chair of Criminal Law and Director of the Center for Military Law and Policy, Texas Tech University School of Law and a Distinguished Fellow with the Gemunder Center for Defense Strategy (part of the Jewish Institute for National Security in America). A retired U.S. Army Judge Advocate Officer, he served as the Army’s senior law of war advisor. He is also a member of the CERL Advisory Council. Read his bio here. 

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