Israeli soldiers abroad are facing arrest for war crimes in Gaza
The New Arab News by Alessandra Bajec 13 January 2025

Extracts:
  • soldier Gal Ferenbook, visiting Sri Lanka
In late December, the Hind Rajab Foundation HRF filed a legal complaint against Israeli soldier Gal Ferenbook, who was visiting Sri Lanka

The complaint was submitted to the country’s authorities, the ICC and Interpol, demanding his arrest over the killing of a Palestinian civilian in Gaza

According to the group, Ferenbook posted a video on his Instagram account exhibiting the dead body of a Palestinian as a war trophy

In the video, Ferenbook also laughed proudly as another soldier called him “Terminator”
The lawsuit prompted the soldier’s immediate evacuation by Israeli authorities

  • combatant Roi Hakimi, visiting France
In the same month, the HRF called on French authorities to initiate legal proceedings against Roi Hakimi, an Israeli combatant who was visiting France, on charges of acts of torture and enforced disappearances in Gaza

The evidence consisted of Hakimi's own social media posts that featured photos and videos of him documenting scenes of destruction in Gaza, detainees in degrading conditions and other alleged violations of international law

One particularly incriminating image depicted Palestinian detainees, bound and stripped to their undergarments, standing in freezing temperatures at night amid Gaza's ruins

  • Colonel Moshe Tetro, Israel’s incoming military attaché to Brussels
In December, the advocacy organisation urged Belgium to deny accreditation to Colonel Moshe Tetro, Israel’s incoming military attaché to Brussels who headed the unit coordinating aid into Gaza, due to his involvement in serious crimes

In a formal legal claim filed with the ICC the HRF also demanded immediate action against the colonel for allegedly implementing a policy of starvation against Gaza’s population by restricting food, water and medical supplies

The new military envoy is also accused of directing attacks on hospitals