The NGO holding Israeli soldiers to account
The Hind Rajab Foundation is using Israeli soldiers' own social media footage as evidence for war crimes investigations. Al Jazeera's Hind Touissate spoke to its founder to explain how dozens of complaints have been filed in more than 10 countries, targeting Israeli military personnel.
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