AN ANALYSIS OF ISRAEL`S ATTACKS ON PALESTINE (7 OCTOBER 2023- 7 OCTOBER 2024): IS A JUST WAR POSSIBLE?

Authors : Cansu Kaya

Pages : 427-445

Doi:10.53092/duiibfd.1610860

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Publication Date : 2025-05-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Historically and politically the issue between Israel and Palestine has manifested itself from time to time as conflict and sometimes as war. The ongoing unresolved conflict between the two sides led to the war that finally broke out in October 2023. The Israeli side declared a war against the attack from Hamas. This study analyzes the Israeli-Palestinian War through the jus ad bello and jus in bellum criteria of just war theory. Jus ad bellum is based on the cause of the outbreak of war. Accordingly, when a state is under armed attack, it can resort to self-defense. However, self-defense must be aimed at the establishment of justice and the force used in war must be proportionate to self-defense. The second principle is jus in bello. Jus in bello is based on the distinction between civilians and combatants during war and the proportionate use of force. This study examines Israel\\\'s attacks on Palestine in the one-year period from October 7, 2023 to October 7, 2024 in terms of just cause, proportionality, civilian deaths and injuries, destruction of civilian areas and the appropriateness of the weapons used, and discusses whether Israel\\\'s war was justified or not.
Keywords : İsrail, Filistin, Haklı Savaş, Jus ad Bellum, Jus in Bello

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