Kuala Lampur, Jan. 5 -- Only three months ago I wrote that territorial sovereignty is paramount in international law.

After Article 1 of the United Nations (UN) Charter sets out the purposes of the UN, Article 2 states explicitly that the UN and its members must act in accordance with the seven principles of the Charter.

The fourth principle prohibits the use of force against the "territorial integrity or political independence" of a member state.

I was writing days after Israel struck Hamas in Qatar on September 9, 2025, which killed five Hamas members and a member of the Qatari security forces.

I had this question: What can one say of Israel's strike on Hamas in Qatar?

So, here's a similar question: What can one say of the US's str...