Israel Is Doing More Than the Law Requires to Protect Civilian Lives in Gaza

In the absence of a ceasefire, expect to find expressions of grave concern about the humanitarian consequences of the Israeli campaign in Gaza in every newspaper and on every news channel. No amount of footage of Israeli soldiers escorting refugees to safety or distributing water bottles seems able to change this position. But John Spencer, chairman of urban-warfare studies at West Point’s Modern War Institute, sees things differently. He writes that he has seen no evidence “that the Israel Defense Forces are not following the laws of wars in Gaza.”