Gaza Conflict: What Exactly is a War Crime Anyway?

The argument, made by an American law professor and presented to the Israeli parliament as Israeli forces pummeled Gaza and Hamas rained rockets, was as provocative as it was straightforward: Israel has the legal right to shut off electricity and water to Gaza as part of its Operation Protective Edge, which, now in its fifth week, has resulted in more than 1,900 deaths and more than 10,000 injured. Howls erupted in legal circles. Days later, dozens of legal experts around the world...

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