.THE ISRAEL DEFENCE FORCES (IDF) are getting ready for an aggression against the city of Rafah, in the southernmost pointer of Gaza. It is the final redoubt of Hamas-- yet is actually also home to some 1.5 m displaced Palestinians. Fearing an altruistic mishap, even Israel's closest ally, United States, has alerted versus armed forces functions there. But Israel's head of state, Benjamin Netanyahu, insists that the IDF will enter. He asserts to have a planning to safeguard private citizens. One Israeli representative mentioned that the nation was acquiring 40,000 camping tents to get ready for an evacuation. Israel disputes that it has consistently complied with International Humanitarian Law (IHL) in Gaza. What exactly are its own commitments?