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1948 Arab–Israeli War. Between 10 and 70 massacres occurred during the 1948 war. [23] [24] According to Benny Morris the Yishuv (or later Israeli) soldiers killed roughly 800 Arab civilians and prisoners of war in 24 massacres. [23] Aryeh Yizthaki lists 10 major massacres with more than 50 victims each. [25]
Hamas' use of indiscriminate rocket attacks on civilians has been widely condemned as a war crime. Palestinian UN Observer Ibrahim Kraishi has equally decried the attacks, stating that "every rocket and mortar fired from Gaza toward Israel is a “crime against humanity.” Second Intifada
Anti-war protesters outside the Virginia home of Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin chanted "No more money for Israel’s crimes." On February 25, 2024, Aaron Bushnell self-immolated outside of the Embassy of Israel, Washington, D.C. On Twitch recorded as he walked up to the Israeli Embassy: "I am an active duty member of the United States Air Force ...
Amnesty International accused Israel of war crimes in a report where it analyzed five incidents between 7 and 12 October where the IDF targeted residential areas in Gaza. It found that in several cases the IDF struck targets with no evidence of military activity and that these attacks were "indiscriminate" in nature.
After the IDF dismissed one of the reservists shown in the video, Sir Geoffrey Nice, an expert on war crimes, stated a wider investigation was needed beyond the dismissal. In March 2024, the United Nations stated that Israel had detained and tortured its employees in Gaza, extracting forced confessions.
As he burned, Bushnell repeatedly shouted "Free Palestine" while one Secret Service officer pointed a gun at him and two others attempted to extinguish him. See also. Aftermath of the September 11 attacks; International reactions to the Israel–Hamas war; List of massacres during the Israel–Hamas war; War crimes in the Israel–Hamas war; Notes
On 12 October, during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, ICC chief prosecutor Khan stated that both war crimes committed by Palestinians on Israeli territory and by Israelis on Palestinian territory would be within the jurisdiction of the ICC's Palestine investigation.
The ACRI alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity by Hamas fighters during the October 7 invasion, and thus acknowledged a clear "legal basis to detain any Gaza Strip militant captured" in Israel since October 7 for security and investigative purposes, but noted Israel's "obligation to inform someone close to them about their arrest ...