Nelly A. Hernández Valdez holds a Master of Arts in Security Studies at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, with a concentration in international security. Her academic and professional work focuses on combating violence perpetrated by non-state actors, with emphasis on international law, human rights, gender, and human security. She has served as a Hemispheric Security and International Law Analyst at the Permanent Mission of Mexico to the Organization of American States. She is a McHenry Fellow for Global Public Service at Georgetown University's Institute for the Study of Diplomacy.
This article evaluates Israel’s counterterrorism campaign in Gaza through strategic, ethical, and normative lenses. While the military has achieved tactical successes—such as dismantling Hamas...