The Hind Rajab Foundation files a complaint with authorities in Italy against an IDF soldier, accusing him of war crimes allegedly committed in the Gaza Strip.
The foundation, a pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel legal group based in Belgium and named for a 6-year-old Gazan girl killed in January 2024, has filed dozens of criminal complaints against Israeli soldiers and officials who are visiting or stationed abroad over the past two years.
The organization says the Israeli man is believed to be in Italy, and cites social media posts that he uploaded to social media as evidence of alleged war crimes, crimes against humanity and acts of genocide.
The foundation says the posts feature “videos of demolitions and photographs of him handling detonation cables. These materials demonstrate not only his direct involvement in the demolition operations, but also his public endorsement of them.”
Israel vehemently denies it has committed war crimes or genocide in Gaza, and says it seeks to minimize civilian fatalities, stressing that Hamas uses Gaza’s civilians as human shields.
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