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Al Jazeera Staff

Advocates launch legal push for Argentina, Chile to arrest Israeli soldier

Tents sheltering Palestinians displaced by conflict are pictured near destroyed buildings in the north of Khan Younis in southern Gaza [Bashar Taleb/AFP]

An advocacy group has initiated legal action in Argentina and Chile, urging the countries to arrest an Israeli soldier for war crimes in Gaza.

The cases filed in Argentina and Chile announced on Thursday cite both national and international legal obligations. They come among a wider effort by the Belgium-based Hind Rajab Foundation to pressure countries across the world to seek more comprehensive justice for abuses committed in the Palestinian enclave.

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