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Targeted Killings during High and Low Intensity Warfare

Memorandum No. 138, Tel Aviv: Institute for National Security Studies, July 2014

Ido Rosenzweig
This article reviews the legal frameworks that apply to targeted killings during warfare and examines what relevance, if any, the intensity of an aremd conflict may have for tge application of the targeted killing definition. Focusing on Israel, the article examines the legal frameworks that govern Israel when it carries out targeted killings, examines a number of case studies, and analyzes the results and implications of these instances. To that end it begins by building a framework for the discussion, and defining what constitutes targeted killing and what legal frameworks apply.

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