War crimes

HRF files complaint against German prosecutor over dismissed charges against IDF soldier

HRF claims that the "unjustified dismissal" shielded soldier Shimon Avichai Zuckerman from genocide charges.

(Illustrative) IDF soldiers are seen traversing northern Gaza rubble during Operation Brave Heart, the operation to rescue the body of St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili, January 26, 2026.
Former Australian Defence Force soldier Ben Roberts-Smith's parents, Len and Sue Roberts-Smith, leave the Downing Centre Courts after Ben Roberts-Smith was granted bail in Sydney, Australia, April 17, 2026.

Australian former soldier gets bail on Afghanistan war crime charges

A member of Iranian militia forces (Basij) attends an anti-Israeli march in Tehran, Iran, January 10, 2025.

Iran's war crimes: Behind the IRGC's recruitment of 12-year-olds - analysis

 L to R: Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and US President Donald Trump against backdrop of respective flags and missile strikes.

The moral barometer: Iran uses its people as live targets, as America values every life - opinion


US strikes on Iran may constitute war crimes, international law experts announce

Trump, who has previously offered shifting timelines and objectives for the war, said in a televised speech on Wednesday that the war could escalate if Iran did not give in to Washington's terms.

A view of a residential building damaged by a strike in Tehran, Iran, March 23, 2026.

Lebanese artist files war crimes complaint against Israel over death of parents in Beirut - report

Cherri, described by Deadline as "one of Lebanon’s best-known contemporary artists," has had his work featured in several prominent galleries, including the Guggenheim.

Members of the Lebanese Civil Defence inspect a damaged building after an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, following renewed hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, Lebanon, March 9, 2026.

IDF strikes Hezbollah terrorists carrying rockets into south Lebanon weapons depot

The IDF warned that Hezbollah was making military use of ambulances and medical facilities, accusing the terror group of exploiting protected civilian infrastructure for operational purposes. 

A fireball errupts from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a building in the southern Lebanese village of Abbasiyyeh on March 13, 2026.

International law and cluster munitions: The case of Israel and Iran - interview

Neither Israel nor Iran is a party to the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions. Thus, the case against Iran rests on whether their use violates the principles of distinction and proportionality.

An Iranian missile with cluster munitions flies towards Israel, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in central Israel, March 5, 2026.

Aliyev’s Nazi comparison of Armenian leaders is outrageous and dangerous - opinion

Distorting the history of the Holocaust corrodes both justice and the prospects for peace.

Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev speaks during a signing event with U.S. President Donald Trump and Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (not pictured), at the White House, in Washington, DC, August 8, 2025.

Bearing witness: Inside the two-year investigation into October 7 atrocities

A two-year investigation reveals the systematic terror inflicted by Hamas – preserving survivor voices and demanding accountability

 DR. COCHAV ELKAYAM-LEVY, head, Civil Commission on Crimes on Oct. 7 by Hamas Against Women and Children.

IDF, Hamas committed atrocity crimes in Gaza, UN report claims

A UN report claims the IDF, Hamas, and other groups committed war crimes in Gaza, including ethnic cleansing and hostage mistreatment.

A dust-filled skyline of the Tel al-Hawa neighbourhood in Gaza City is seen through the interior of a damaged building on February 13, 2026; illustrative.

A witness to the apocalypse: Sweida atrocities will stay with me forever - opinion

What will become of Sweida is now a global responsibility.

PEOPLE STAND inside a destroyed home in Sweida, Syria, that had been targeted in a massacre of Druze villages in the area by Syrian forces.

IDF closes dozens of alleged pre-2025 war crime cases - exclusive

The publication of such cases was delayed by fear of abuse by ICJ and ICC. The IDF says the cases are justified under laws of war.

Israeli soldiers enter Gaza at the border as seen from Israel, October 3, 2025

Hind Rajab Foundation asks US Justice Dept. to probe IDF veteran over alleged Gaza war crimes

The IDF veteran served as a combat engineer during the Israel-Hamas War and is due to speak at Boston University on Wednesday.

IDF combat engineer veteran holding a public event at Boston University. The Hind Rajab Foundation seek a criminal investigation, accusing him of war crimes in Gaza. Pictured in February 2026.