Legal Basis for Implementing Article VII of the UN Charter in Gaza*

*Article VII of the United Nations Charter* empowers the *Security Council (UNSC)* to take coercive measures—including economic sanctions, arms embargoes, or even authorized military intervention—in response to threats to peace, acts of aggression, or mass human rights violations.

### *Application to the Gaza Case:*
1. *Genocide and Humanitarian Crisis*:
– Deliberate starvation, blockade of aid, and attacks on civilians may constitute *war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide* (Geneva Conventions, Rome Statute).
– The UNSC could invoke *Article 39* (determining a threat to peace) to justify actions under Article VII.

2. *Possible Measures*:
– *Economic sanctions* against the invading actor (e.g., freezing leaders’ assets, banning key exports).
– *Arms embargo* (as imposed on South Africa during apartheid).
– *International criminal tribunal*: Refer the case to the ICC (e.g.,