EXAMINATION OF THE PRINCIPLES GOVERNING BELLIGERENT OCCUPATION UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW: A STUDY OF ISRAEL’S OCCUPATION OF GAZA STRIP, 2023

International humanitarian law imposes specific obligations on occupying powers, among them Israel in its continuing occupation of the Gaza Strip. Noting with great concern the events in Israel and Palestine since October 7, 2023, this paper provides an initial legal analysis of certain conduct undertaken by the armed forces of Israel and Hamas during the on-going conflict and the provision of IHLin that respect. The scope of the paper will discuss Israel’s occupation of Gaza from the legal view point under international humanitarian law. The aim is to highlight on the negative effect of violating the rule of international humanitarian law in respect to Israel's occupation of Gaza. It is found that, though civilians in Israel’s occupation of Gaza often faced with several consequences ranging from the use of explosive weapons, hunger and ethnic cleansing no detailed assessment of the risk of harm are taken by state actors. In order to effectively prevent harm caused by the use of weapons in populated areas (particularly hospitals and schools), of explosive weapons with wide area effects. As such, the heightened risk of indiscriminate harm and the appalling civilian suffering they inflict when used in such areas should be reason enough for us to consider this issue more in depth, including the possibility of developing stronger international standards.