The silent genocide in Gaza: The fragility of international law and institutional inaction

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Published Aug 1, 2025
https://doi.org/10.62438/tunismed.v103i8.5806
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Vol. 103 No. 8 (2025): Tunis Med Aug 2025

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Meriem Gaddas
Department of Physiology and Functional Explorations, Research Laboratory LR12SP09 'Heart Failure', Farhat Hachad University Hospital, Sousse, Faculty of Medicine 'Ibn el Jazzar' of Sousse, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia
Helmi Ben Saad
Department of Physiology and Functional Explorations, Research Laboratory LR12SP09 'Heart Failure', Farhat Hachad University Hospital, Sousse, Faculty of Medicine 'Ibn el Jazzar' of Sousse, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia

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Crime, Genocide, Human rights, International law, International organizations, War crimes

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