A Brussels-based human rights group has submitted over 1,000 names of Israeli soldiers to the ICC, linking them to war crimes through their digital footprints in Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria.
The names of over 1,000 Israeli soldiers have been sent to the International Criminal Court by the Brussels-based human rights organization Hind Rajab Foundation, Israeli media reported.
According to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, the Foundation is actively pursuing Israeli soldiers who have left “digital footprints” while engaging in military operations in Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria.
“All through the war in Gaza, Israeli soldiers have been leaving behind not only their physical footprints but also digital fingerprints, with many of them posting videos and photos of themselves online – and sometimes recording improper conduct and potential war crimes,” Haaretz noted.
The Foundation was established last year in memory of Hind Rajab, a 5-year-old girl killed by an Israeli airstrike that targeted a vehicle sheltering her family in Gaza’s Tel al-Hawa neighborhood and aims to challenge Israel’s pattern of impunity.
The beginning of accountability …#genocide
How the Hind Rajab Foundation is making Israeli soldiers fear arrest abroad
The Belgium-based Foundation has sent the names of more than 1,000 Israeli soldiers to the International Criminal Court
— Marwan (@marwanbishara) January 10, 2025
The organization is run by activists like Diab Abu Jahjah and Karim Hassoun, who live in Brussels.
“In recent months it has sent the names of more than 1,000 Israeli soldiers to the International Criminal Court in The Hague, seeking to get them tried for war crimes or charges of genocide, including Israelis with dual citizenship,” Haaretz reported, adding that this “could become one of the largest cases ever assembled before the ICC”.
The digital content shared by soldiers serves as valuable evidence for anti-Israel groups, potentially documenting war crimes.
Activists can identify the locations of soldiers and reconstruct detailed event timelines, and some have already published personal information about soldiers, exposing them to harassment and threats.
“Officials at Israel’s Foreign Ministry – which along with the Justice Ministry did not comment for this article – are left without a plan, urging the soldiers to quickly leave the country before they could be arrested,” Haaretz noted.
Israeli soldiers, many of whom hold dual citizenship, are reportedly receiving urgent calls from Israeli authorities, advising them to return to Israel to avoid potential legal action abroad.
Haaretz reports that about 30 soldiers have been warned against traveling, as Israel’s army and Ministry of Foreign Affairs have established a special unit to monitor and assess the legal risks for soldiers facing international prosecution.
🚨🚨 We believe Israeli sniper Boaz Ben David is attempting to flee Sweden through another Scandinavian country. In response, the #HindRajabFoundation has filed legal complaints in Finland, Denmark, and Norway.
We call on the authorities in these countries to take their… pic.twitter.com/RnpqHlNKoG— The Hind Rajab Foundation (@HindRFoundation) January 10, 2025
Ongoing Genocide
The ongoing Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip, which began on October 7, 2023, has led to a humanitarian crisis of unprecedented scale. As the death toll among besieged and starved Palestinian civilians continues to rise daily, Israel is currently facing charges of genocide against Palestinians before the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, at least 46,537 Palestinians have been killed, and 109,571 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7, 2023.
The toll is expected to rise further, with at least 11,000 people still unaccounted for, presumed dead under the rubble of their homes across Gaza.
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The war, which Palestinians call “Operation Al-Aqsa Flood,” began after a military operation carried out by Hamas on Israeli territory. Israel reports that 1,139 of its soldiers and civilians were killed during the initial attack on October 7. However, Israeli media have raised concerns that a significant number of Israeli casualties were caused by ‘friendly fire’ during the assault.
Human rights organizations, both Palestinian and international, have reported that the overwhelming majority of the casualties in Gaza are women and children. The ongoing violence has also exacerbated an acute famine, with thousands of children among the dead, highlighting the severity of the humanitarian disaster.
The war has displaced nearly two million people from their homes across Gaza, with the majority of the displaced forced into the already overcrowded southern region of the Strip. The population in Gaza remains trapped in the ongoing conflict, with little access to basic necessities such as food, water, and medical care.
(The Palestine Chronicle)
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