The Latest Breaking News from War Crimes

Rishi Sunak rejects SNP arguments Israel 'guilty of war crimes in Gaza'

RISHI Sunak has rejected the characterisation of Israel’s siege on Gaza as “collective punishment” as he updated MPs on the conflict.

The National (Scotland) · Oct 23, 2023

Electric cables, hammers and guns: Ukrainians tell of Russian torture

As prosecutors prepare war crimes case, victims reveal how they were beaten and made to dig own graves in Balakliia

The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2023

Web Summit CEO Paddy Cosgrave resigns over Israel ‘war crimes’ post

Paddy Cosgrave received a wave of backlash over his public comments accusing Israel of breaching international law.

Al Jazeera · Oct 22, 2023

Resigning Oxford City councillors say party leadership ‘complicit in war crimes’

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer argued he ‘was not saying that Israel had the right to cut off water, food, fuel or medicines’.

The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2023

What is a war crime, and who gets held accountable? Here's what you need to know

The conflict between Israel and Hamas has led to accusations of war crimes on both sides, as combatants are bound by international humanitarian law to minimize the impact on civilians.

WEKU · Oct 20, 2023

Can Israel and Hamas be held to account for alleged crimes against civilians?

International humanitarian law – the law of armed conflict – aims to constrain how wars are fought. It is designed to protect noncombatants and limit the means of warfare.

The Conversation · Oct 19, 2023

An alleged Darfur militia leader was merely 'a pharmacist,' defense lawyers tell a war crimes court

Defense lawyers have told the International Criminal Court that their client is not a Sudanese militia leader who participated in war crimes, but rather “a no one” who was not involved in the ongoing conflict in the nation

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023

‘Can’t stay silent any more’: Rage in Lebanon over Israel’s war on Gaza

Pro-Palestinian rallies held near US, German embassies in Lebanon to express anger at Israel’s ‘war crimes’ in Gaza.

Al Jazeera · Oct 19, 2023

Australian ministers say Palestinians are being ‘collectively punished’ for Hamas barbarism

Ed Husic backed by fellow Labor frontbencher Anne Aly who says Israel ‘could be investigated’ for alleged war crimes

The Guardian - AU · Oct 18, 2023

Could a warning by the ICC deter war crimes in Israel-Gaza conflict?

A signal that ICC is monitoring would let victims know they are not abandoned amidst Israel-Gaza conflict, experts say.

Al Jazeera · Oct 18, 2023