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Sunday, January 5, 2025
12 war crime complaints said opened abroad against IDF soldiers since October 7, 2023
Since October 7, 2023, 12 complaints have been opened against IDF soldiers abroad over alleged war crimes committed in the Gaza Strip, Channel 12 reports.
The report cites data presented earlier today to a security cabinet subcommittee headed by Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar.
The 12 instances occurred in Brazil, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Belgium, the Netherlands, Serbia, Ireland and Cyprus, the report states. No soldiers were arrested as a result of the probes, but they were told by Israeli authorities to leave the country that had opened the investigation as quickly as possible.
It is not clear to what extent the instances were investigated, as Channel 12 reports that in most cases, no probe was opened beyond the initial complaint.
Earlier today, Brazilian media reported that an IDF soldier who survived the October 7 Hamas massacre at the Supernova music festival and who fought in the Gaza Strip had been forced to flee Brazil, after the country’s Federal Court ordered police to open a war crimes investigation on him.
Channel 12 adds that Sa’ar’s subcommittee was also informed of a 104 percent rise in incidents of antisemitism worldwide in the second half of 2024, as well as a 63% rise in online incidents of antisemitism.
