{"id":13933,"date":"2026-04-10T19:41:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T23:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/thediplomaticenvoy\/?p=13933"},"modified":"2026-04-10T19:41:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T23:41:37","slug":"ceasefire-in-gaza-under-strain-amid-questions-over-international-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/thediplomaticenvoy\/2026\/04\/10\/ceasefire-in-gaza-under-strain-amid-questions-over-international-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Ceasefire in Gaza Under Strain Amid Questions Over International Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nihma Abdallah<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Staff Writer<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It has been nearly 5 months since the supposed ceasefire has taken effect, however death tolls remain rising and Israel is signaling preparations for harder lines in Gaza. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/article-886769\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Jerusalem Post<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reported Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir told troops stationed along the Yellow Line in Gaza on friday, \u201cWe are prepared to move from defense to offense.\u201d Fingers are being pointed by both Israel and Hamas, with accusations of almost daily violations being presented.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tensions continue to rise, and according to the Palestinian Red Crescent, strikes on designated humanitarian zones continue to persist despite claims of a ceasefire. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c8r15eyvk2do\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BBC News<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reported on Sunday morning that 11 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza. In addition, the Palestinian civil defense and health officials asserted news of a strike on a tent encampment in northern Gaza which killed at least six people, as well as another in the south of the strip killing five. The IDF maintains its position that Hamas is the only independent figure violating the ceasefire.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On the ground, extreme allegations are being presented of Israel using thermal chemical weapons in Gaza that have reportedly made thousands of Palestinians \u2018evaporate.\u2019 According to an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/features\/2026\/2\/10\/israel-used-weapons-in-gaza-that-made-thousands-of-palestinians-evaporate\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Al Jazeera<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> investigation, there is documentation of 2,842 Palestinians who have been completely evaporated since the war began in October 2023, with stories of Gazans finding no remains of deceased family members except fragments and splattered blood reaffirming these reports.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These accounts have been linked to allegations that Israel has used internationally prohibited thermal or thermobaric weapons, also known as vacuum or aerosol bombs, which can generate temperatures exceeding roughly 6,300\u00b0F. A Russian military expert explained to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/features\/2026\/2\/10\/israel-used-weapons-in-gaza-that-made-thousands-of-palestinians-evaporate\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Al Jazeera\u00a0 <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">that when the human body is exposed to such extreme heat and pressure, fluids can instantly boil and tissues vaporize. Dr. Monira Al Bosher, director of Gaza\u2019s Palestinian Ministry of Health, described the severe biological impact of this heat. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/features\/2026\/2\/10\/israel-used-weapons-in-gaza-that-made-thousands-of-palestinians-evaporate\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Investigations<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> have identified some of these munitions as U.S.-manufactured weapons, alleging they are not the first of their kind supplied by the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Moving inside Israel\u2019s Knesset, plans to reinstate the death penalty have prompted uproar and deep divisions. According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/clymp8v7ye2o\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BBC News<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, while supporters of the legislation continue to stand firmly behind the initiative, opponents of capital punishment have rejected it on religious, ethical, and legal grounds. The religious argument is primarily that it contradicts Jewish law. In addition, Israeli human rights groups argue that the proposed law would deepen discrimination by targeting only Palestinians convicted of terrorism, rather than applying equally to Israelis. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/features\/2026\/2\/17\/after-dozens-died-in-israeli-jails-death-penalty-law-rattles-palestinians\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Al Jazeera\u00a0 <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">writes of many referring to the proposal as apartheid legislation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Although the bill is said to apply only to Palestinians charged with terrorist activity, critics worry about its broader implications, particularly considering claims that thousands of Palestinians are currently held in Israeli prisons, including children and some detainees held without formal charges. According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/latest\/news\/2026\/02\/knesset-must-drop-death-penalty-bills-that-would-further-entrench-israels-apartheid\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Amnesty International<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, if implemented, the law would affect thousands of Palestinian detainees. Some of whom, according to rights activists, are imprisoned for involvement in attacks, or for resisting occupation. Israel\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.i24news.tv\/en\/news\/israel\/defense\/artc-prison-service-prepares-for-possible-implementation-of-death-penalty-for-terrorists\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">i24 News<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has reported that the Israeli Prison Service began logistical preparations for the draft law, outlining plans for a dedicated facility to carry out executions and to train staff to administer capital punishment. Israel&#8217;s Channel 13 News noted that under the proposal, executions could be carried out within 90 days of a court ruling, with limited grounds for appeal, and would involve mass hangings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2026\/01\/1166693\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UN\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> top human rights official called on Israeli authorities to abandon plans for new legislation, warning proposals violate international law and fundamental human rights standards. The series of draft measures before Israel&#8217;s Knesset, according to<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/en\/press-releases\/2026\/01\/israel-turk-says-draft-proposals-death-penalty-palestinians-must-be-dropped\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> High Commissioner Volker T\u00fcrk,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> raise serious concerns about discrimination, abuses of due process, and violations of international humanitarian law. Amid concerns over alleged human rights breaches, including the reported use of chemical weapons and the implications of this new plan, many are questioning where the red line lies in upholding international law. Tariq Shandab, a professor of international law, argued that the international justice system has \u201cfailed the test of Gaza.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Image courtesy of <em>Getty Images<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nihma Abdallah Staff Writer &nbsp; It has been nearly 5 months since the supposed ceasefire has taken effect, however death<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5973,"featured_media":13934,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2963,2982,2797,382,388,1333],"tags":[402,1442],"class_list":["post-13933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2963","category-april-2026","category-israel-hamas","category-international-news","category-mid-east","category-human_rights_law","tag-israel","tag-gaza"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ceasefire in Gaza Under Strain Amid Questions Over International Law - The Diplomatic Envoy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"It has been nearly 5 months since the supposed ceasefire has taken effect, however death tolls remain rising and Israel is signaling preparations for harder lines in Gaza. 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