Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Switzerland launches probe into suspected Israeli war criminal

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Israeli soldiers are facing numerous criminal complaints in courts worldwide over the multitude of crimes against humanity they have committed inside Gaza

The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) announced on 5 February that Swiss authorities have launched a probe into “a suspected Israeli war criminal currently present in Switzerland” after the NGO filed a criminal complaint.

“The complaint provides extensive evidence implicating the individual in war crimes and crimes against humanity, including attacks on civilians, destruction of homes and hospitals, forced displacement, and other grave violations of international law committed in the Gaza Strip,” HRF said in a statement.

Over the past several months, HRF has been filing criminal complaints across the world targeting dual-national Israeli soldiers who served in Gaza during the genocide.

“I was deeply impacted by witnessing the level of impunity displayed by the Israelis, who were not only committing [war] crimes but also recording and posting them on social media, acting as if they were above any legal framework … Our main goal is to end impunity and create some form of accountability for these criminals,” HRF Chairman Dyab Abou Jahjah told The Cradle in an exclusive interview.  (more...)

Switzerland launches probe into suspected Israeli war criminal



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