Norman Finkelstein argues international law has collapsed after the UN handed Gaza to Trump and stayed silent on the US-Israeli attack on Iran — a grim read for anyone counting on global rules to restrain war.

• The UN Security Council's resolution handing control of Gaza to a Trump-led board is the breaking point, turning the territory into what amounts to an open-ended US protectorate.
• Jared Kushner's line that Gaza will be run "like a private company" is treated as proof it is now a business asset, not a peace plan.
• The strike on Iran had no pretense of self-defense, and the Security Council said nothing — the first time a clear act of aggression drew no response at all.
• The conclusion: with no law left to enforce, Iran is under no obligation to follow it either, including hitting Gulf states to survive.
• The UN's failure is described as rot at the top, not isolated bad actors, with the US supplying most of Israel's weapons throughout the Gaza war.

Outlook: Expect the Iran conflict to widen with no legal brake on either side, and expect Gaza's future to be decided by Washington rather than the UN.