Israel’s military has announced new media engagement rules for its members after a Brazilian court ordered an investigation into war crime allegations against a soldier visiting the country.

This case raises the possibility of Israeli soldiers facing prosecution abroad. Israel denies international war crime accusations, asserting its operations in Gaza adhere to international law.View on

Yuval Vagdani was subject of probe for allegedly filming himself destroying residential building in Gaza; says having to flee Brazil 'felt a little like a bullet in the heart'

“A terrorist support organisation that kills, rapes, and kidnaps the elderly, women, children, and even babies, acting with political intent, has harmed the lives of thousands of Brazilians. Unfortunately, the Brazilian Judiciary did not halt this grave damage more swiftly.

The Israeli citizen fled Brazil after a criminal investigation was opened into his alleged "war crimes" in the Gaza Strip, which was requested by the Palestinian organization Hind Rajab Foundation (HRJ). Last week, the organization filed a lawsuit against another soldier who, according to them, is located in Argentina.

What is happening in Brazil is a demonstration of what should happen if domestic jurisdictions take international crimes seriously, Dr. Luigi Daniele, specialized in criminal law and human rights, tel

Israeli forces have killed a member of the Palestinian security services in the occupied West Bank whom they accused of being militant.

The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF), a global entity, has filed a complaint accusing an Israeli soldier of participating in the demolition of civilian homes in Gaza.

A Palestinian fund seeking 'criminal information' about soldiers who travel abroad petitioned a Brazil court • The young man, a survivor of the Nova party, managed to flee before being arrested

Israel has warned its troops against posting about their actions in Gaza on social media, after a Brazilian court asked police to investigate an Israeli soldier visiting the country who was accused of participating in war crimes.

FILE - Palestinians mourn relatives killed in an Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, Jan. 5, 2025. The case against an Israeli soldier in Brazil is raising the prospect that Israeli troops could face prosecution abroad.

JERUSALEM, Israel — Israel has helped a former soldier leave Brazil after legal action was initiated against him by a group accusing Israelis of war crimes in the Gaza Strip based in part on ...