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Is targeting UN peacekeepers in Lebanon a war crime? Here’s what international law says

Recent incidents involving the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (Unifil) have raised an important question. Can Israel lawfully target UN peacekeepers and premises in Lebanon, or would that constitute a war crime? To answer that question, it’s worth looking at the rules of…

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RAF’s Gaza photos could be used against Israel in war crimes court

RAF spy planes have been flying over Gaza since December 2023 to help locate Israeli hostages taken by Hamas

The Independent UK

Israeli Military Kills Hamas Drone Commander In Gaza Offensive

Israeli military targets Hamas drone commander in northern Gaza, resulting in 50 militants eliminated. UN expresses concerns over potential war crimes and ...

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Australia strips medals from military commanders over Afghanistan war crime allegations

Australia's Defense Minister Richard Marles says several serving and former military commanders have been stripped of medals over allegations of war crimes committed during the Afghanistan war

The Independent UK

Commanders stripped of medals after war crimes inquiry

Up to nine Australian military commanders who held senior roles during the war in Afghanistan will be stripped of their distinguished service medals.

AAP

Sudanese rebels appear to be posting self-incriminating videos of torture and arson on social media

Footage that seems to show fighters glorifying abuse of prisoners with ‘little fear of consequences’ could be used in war crimes prosecutions

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OPINION - The Standard View: Benjamin Netanyahu's only priority is his political survival

The discovery of the bodies of six hostages in one of the many tunnels underneath the Gaza Strip has unleashed an intense round of pain and fury in Israel. Hamas bears responsibility for their deaths – the seizure and holding of civilians is a war crime. At the same time,…

The Independent UK

Ukraine calls for Putin’s arrest when he visits Mongolia next week

ICC issued arrest warrant in March last year accusing Putin of the war crime of unlawfully deporting hundreds of children from Ukraine to Russia during ongoing war

The Independent UK

War crimes committed in 7 October attack by Hamas ‘designed’ to kill civilians, rights group says

Human Rights Watch says slaughter of civilians ‘planned and not isolated acts’ in more than 200-page report

The Independent UK

Global rights group finds Hamas-led militants committed war crimes on Oct. 7

A global human rights group says Hamas-led armed groups committed numerous war crimes during the Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel that precipitated the war in Gaza

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International Business Times

Russia Under Fire At UN Over Ukraine Strikes

"Intentionally directing attacks against a protected hospital is a war crime and perpetrators must be held to account," Joyce Msuya, acting under-secretary for humanitarian affairs, told the emergency meeting.

AAP

Hearing to test if landmark war-crime case can be tried

Prosecutors are concerned about the length of time the case of an ex-SAS soldier charged with war crimes has been shuffled through lower courts.

Radio France Internationale

ICC convicts Timbuktu jihadist police chief of war crimes

The International Criminal Court on Wednesday convicted a jihadist police chief of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during a reign of terror in the northern Malian city of Timbuktu.

International Business Times

ICC Convicts Timbuktu Jihad Police Chief Of War Crimes

The International Criminal Court on Wednesday convicted a jihadist police chief of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during a reign of terror in the fabled Malian city of Timbuktu.

International Business Times

ICC Issues Arrest Warrants For Russia Army Chief, Ex-minister

The International Criminal Court said Tuesday it had issued arrest warrants for Russia's top army chief and ex defence minister over strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure that constituted alleged war crimes.

The Guardian - UK

Activists tell UK arms makers they may face criminal liability over sales to Israel

Campaign groups write to 20 firms warning of potential war crimes for roles in production of F-35 fighter jets

Al Jazeera

‘Bring hard justice’: Liberia civil war survivors welcome war crimes court

President signs order promising establishment of a war crimes court in efforts to bring justice 21 years after conflict.

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