'Reaffirmation of the principles defined for the protection of civilian populations in time of war is an important move but it is not enough,' said Amnesty International. 'By ratifying the Conventions ...

Palestinians shop at a street market in Khan Yunis, in preparation for the Muslim's holy fasting month of Ramadan, amid a worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The World Food Programme said on Monday ...

GENEVA (Reuters) -Switzerland has cancelled a conference on the application of the Geneva Conventions to the occupied Palestinian territories for want of participants, its Foreign Affairs Ministry ...

Editor: The Sumud Flotilla, consisting of 42 boats and humanitarians from 44 countries, attempted to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza. Forty one boats have been listed as having been intercepted by ...

Editor: The recent letter claiming Israel’s interception of the “Sumud Flotilla” violated the Geneva Convention misrepresents both the facts and the law (Oct. 6). First, Article 23 of the Fourth ...

SAN FRANCISCO — With nation-states now conducting cyber attacks against civilians, it's time for a digital equivalent to the Geneva Convention, Microsoft President Brad Smith said in his RSA ...

Israeli occupation authorities forced a Palestinian resident of Silwan, in occupied Jerusalem, to demolish his own home on ...