War crimes

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.
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.

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

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.

IDF strikes Hezbollah terrorists carrying rockets into south Lebanon weapons depot

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

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


How Israel can win the psychological war against satanic, idolatrous Hamas - opinion

Israel needs urgently to move beyond its good PR information activities in Arabic to full psychological warfare.

 A Palestinian flag that reads "Free Gaza from Hamas."

Nukhba terrorist murder suspect: 'The case blew up, suddenly they claimed he was a Gazan civilian'

The police are not expected to request further restrictions on the two suspects in the case, who were released last week under restrictive conditions.

 The damage caused to a public bomb shelter at the October 7 massacre, near the Israeli-Gaza border, southern Israel, April 30, 2024.

Israel is 'special' – so the world is unfairly harsh on them - opinion

Global support for ending Israel’s occupation of any territory claimed by Palestinians will enable them to attack Israel without restraint.

 IDF soldiers operate in Khan Yunis, June 27, 2024.

ICC delays arrest warrants process against PM, Gallant

The decision permits UK, other countries to oppose the jurisdiction.

(L-R): International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

ICC convicts Mali Islamist for Timbuktu atrocities

Judges said Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz played a critical role in the Ansar Dine Islamist group, which took the city on the fringe of the Sahara desert in 2012 and tried to impose sharia Islamic law.

 International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan speaks during an interview with Reuters about the violence in Israel and Gaza in The Hague, Netherlands October 12, 2023

How an international trial for Hamas should be conducted - opinion

I accuse Hamas of war crimes, of crimes against humanity, genocide, and of depriving Gaza residents of a normal life.

 REPRESENTATIVES OF families of hostages taken by Hamas on October 7 pose in front of the International Criminal Court after submitting legal filings to the ICC, accusing Hamas of war crimes, in The Hague, in February.

South Korean NGOs bring war crimes charges against Israeli coalition leaders, including Netanyahu

South Korean NGOs allege that Israeli officials are involved in planning and executing crimes against humanity, genocide, and war crimes against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi.

'Hope to see them behind bars': Zelensky commends ICC warrants for Russia's Shoigu and Gerasimov

The Russian officials were suspected of having committed war crimes and crimes against humanity for directing attacks against civilians and civilian objects in Ukraine.

 The International Criminal Court building is seen in The Hague, Netherlands, January 16, 2019. Uploaded on 29/5/2024

Israel may have violated laws of war in Gaza campaign, UN rights office says

Last week the UN human rights office said the killing of civilians during an Israeli operation to free four hostages could amount to war crimes.

 Israeli military vehicles maneuver inside the Gaza Strip, as seen from Israel, June 18, 2024

Ukraine investigates suspected beheading of soldier by Russia, prosecutors say

The Ukrainian military had received information on Monday that members of a unit of Russian forces had ordered their subordinates not to capture Ukrainian servicemen and to behead them.

 A funeral service employee looks at bodies of civilians, collected from streets to local cemetery, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in the town of Bucha, outside Kyiv, Ukraine April 6, 2022.