Friday briefing: Why attacks on hospitals from Ukraine to Lebanon now happen with impunity

The Guardian reports Donald Trump has announced a deal for what he called the complete disarmament of Hamas in Gaza, with Israel withdrawing its forces — though briefings from both sides reveal unresolved disputes over implementation, and some world leaders are treating the claim with caution. It lands against a backdrop the paper says has seen legal protections once considered foundational in conflict routinely bypassed, pointing to the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu two years ago and the Israel-US military operation in Iran, repeatedly branded illegal on the world stage. As the Guardian puts it, laws are being ignored and multinational institutions degraded, with old red lines no longer holding.

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