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Jayson Gillham, in an undated image. (Jayson Gillham website)
July 10, 2026, 4:27 pm
Pianist who said IDF targets reporters loses suit against Melbourne show cancelation
Judge rejects Jayson Gillham’s claim Melbourne Symphony Orchestra took ‘adverse actions’ by nixing 2024 performance, saying he contravened policy against all political statements
By Michael Horovitz
Yesh Atid MK Ram Ben Barak (left) in the Knesset plenum on April 27, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90); Religious Zionism MK Moshe Solomon seen in a Knesset committee meeting on June 28, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 6, 2026, 1:37 pm
Anti-Israel group files complaint in Netherlands against 2 MKs for ‘incitement to genocide’
Hind Rajab Foundation says it is seeking Dutch arrest of Yesh Atid MK Ram Ben Barak, Religious Zionism MK Moshe Solomon for advocating relocation of Gazans, resettlement of Strip
By Ethan Rubinson
Palestinians accused of collaboration with Israel are seen blindfolded moments before their execution by Hamas gunmen in a Gaza street, September 22, 2025. (Social media)
June 9, 2026, 11:39 pm
Hamas members executed and maimed dozens of Palestinians in Gaza, UN report says
Human rights office finds extrajudicial punishments carried out during war include ‘executions, kneecapping, bone-breaking with metal pipes or cement bricks and beatings’; says acts ‘amount to war crime’
By AP
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich tells a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem that the ICC has issued an arrest warrant against him, May 19, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 19, 2026, 4:26 pm
Smotrich says ICC prosecutor has requested warrant for his arrest; orders demolition of West Bank hamlet
Warrant may be sought for far-right leader’s role in expanding settlements, which ICC could seek to prosecute as war crime. He calls the move a ‘declaration of war,’ instructs that Palestinian village east of Jerusalem be knocked down
By Jeremy Sharon
An Israeli soldier takes a photograph with his mobile phone during clashes with Palestinian demonstrators in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, October 13, 2015. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)
May 18, 2026, 3:15 pm
IDF struggles to throttle endless feed of soldiers posting misdeeds on social media
Troops keep recording their own misconduct, including smashing a statue of Jesus in Lebanon, but the army claims progress in curbing posts that fuel international criticism and risk operational security
By Stav Levaton
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (left) is seen at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City during Jerusalem Day celebrations, May 14, 2026. (Jamal Awad/Flash90); National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir tours the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City during Jerusalem Day celebrations on May 14, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 17, 2026, 3:23 pm
ICC denies ‘inaccurate’ report it issued warrants for Smotrich and Ben Gvir
Haaretz says three additional warrants issued for unnamed politician and military officials; court reportedly sought ministers’ arrest over West Bank settlements last year
By Jeremy Sharon, ToI Staff and Agencies
Screenshot of the recorded testimony of Darin Komarov, a survivor of the Nova Music Festival massacre to the Civil Service Commission on October 7th Crimes by Hamas against Women and Children. (Courtesy, Civil Commission)
May 12, 2026, 8:37 am
Sexual violence was ‘systematic, integral’ to Hamas-led October 7 terror assault, study finds
Rape, sexual torture, mutilation and postmortem sexual abuse found to have been used to ‘terrorize’ Israeli society, with images of the atrocities ‘weaponized’ through social media
By Jeremy Sharon
Poland's Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski gives a speech at the parliament, in Warsaw, Poland, April 23, 2025. (Czarek Sokolowski/AP)
April 20, 2026, 6:40 pm
Polish FM says IDF soldiers ‘admit to war crimes,’ setting up clash with Sa’ar
Israel’s top diplomat says ‘baseless’ accusations from his Warsaw counterpart reveal ‘profound ignorance,’ lauds IDF’s terrorist-to-civilian casualty ratio
By Lazar Berman
An IDF Combat Engineering truck-mounted drill rig is seen at Palestine Square in Gaza City's Rimal neighborhood, December 19, 2023. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel) 
April 19, 2026, 3:43 am
Anti-Israel group files formal complaint against released IDF soldier in Sri Lanka
Hind Rajab Foundation claims US-Israeli citizen engaged in war crimes while serving as combat engineer in Gaza, says Sri Lanka has ‘duty’ to investigate him and prosecute if necessary
By ToI Staff
A screenshot of a video purporting to show an Iranian child recruit to the IRGC's Basij militia wearing a military uniform and carrying a rifle, seen in Shariati Square, Mashhad, Iran, March 30, 2026. (Telegram / used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
April 3, 2026, 6:25 pm
‘War crime’: Amnesty slams Iran’s recruitment of children as young as 12 to Basij militia
Rights group cites eyewitnesses, videos as proof the IRGC has enlisted kids to man checkpoints, says deployment of child soldiers violates UN convention to which Tehran is a party
By Ethan Rubinson and AP
Smoke rises from the site of Israeli airstrikes that targeted Beirut's southern suburbs amid the ongoing war between Israel and terror group Hezbollah, on November 25, 2024. (Ibrahim Amro /AFP)
April 2, 2026, 11:52 pm
Man files war crimes complaint in France over deadly 2024 IDF strike in Beirut
French-Lebanese artist Ali Cherri says his parents were killed, wants probe into ‘why civilians were targeted’; IDF yet to comment, has said it follows international law
By AP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: The visitors' room at Evin Prison in Tehran, damaged on June 23, 2025, by Israeli airstrikes, seen on July 1, 2025. (AFP)
March 17, 2026, 2:10 pm
UN report: Israeli strike on Iran’s notorious Evin Prison last year was a war crime
Probe says Israel guilty of ‘intentionally directing attacks against civilian object’; IDF: Strike carried out in precise manner to mitigate harm to imprisoned civilians
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Illustrative: A police officer is seen in front of the Charles University in central Prague, on December 22, 2023. (Michal Cizek / AFP)
January 3, 2026, 1:14 pm
Hind Rajab Foundation files criminal complaint against IDF soldier in Czech Republic
Alleging the soldier took part in war crimes in Gaza, Belgium-based pro-Palestinian legal group says Czech authorities are obligated to act ‘under international and domestic law’
By ToI Staff
A general view of the exterior of the International Criminal Court is seen in The Hague, Netherlands, March 12, 2025. (Omar Havana/AP)
December 2, 2025, 2:32 pm
Germany sends Libyan suspected of war crimes to face justice at ICC
Court prosecutors say Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri was senior commander at Mitiga prison in Tripoli, overseeing murder, torture, rape and sexual violence
By Mike Corder
Palestinians wait for food at a distribution point in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, June 2, 2025. (Eyad BABA / AFP)
November 20, 2025, 5:05 pm
Updated Gaza data shows famine claims likely inflated by UN-backed monitor
While hunger was still rampant, new malnutrition numbers indicate starvation did not meet IPC’s own levels for declaring famine, casting doubt over finding that fed anti-Israel sentiment
By Jeremy Sharon
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