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Days of Palestine
03-08-2025
- Politics
- Days of Palestine
In'tel NGO: Most of Israeli War Crimes Investigations Closed Without Charges
DaysofPal- An international watchdog has accused the Israeli occupation of systematically closing the majority of its war crimes investigations related to the ongoing war in Gaza without holding anyone accountable, raising serious concerns over a culture of impunity. According to a report by Action on Armed Violence (AOAV), published by The Guardian, nearly 90% of the investigations launched by the Israeli military since October 2023 have either been closed without outcome or are still pending without resolution, despite credible evidence of civilian massacres. Among the incidents cited are a February 2024 massacre in Gaza, where Israeli occupation forces targeted civilians waiting in line for flour, killing 112 Palestinians, and a May 2024 airstrike on a refugee camp in Rafah that left 45 people dead. While the Israeli military claims that 'most investigations are still ongoing,' AOAV challenged this claim, saying that the Israeli response lacks transparency and meaningful accountability. 'Every complaint is reviewed, and in some cases, a military police investigation is launched,' the Israeli occupation forces claimed. However, out of 52 publicly acknowledged incidents, which resulted in the deaths of 1,303 Palestinians and the injury of nearly 1,880 others in Gaza and the West Bank, only one case has led to a conviction; a soldier was sentenced to seven months for assaulting detainees. The report also criticized the handling of the April 2024 airstrike that killed seven staff members of World Central Kitchen, a humanitarian aid group. Israel described the strike as a 'grave mistake,' but AOAV raised doubts over the credibility of the rapid internal investigation that followed. As of June 2025, 46 investigations remain open, including four cases from last month when Palestinians were killed while waiting for humanitarian aid. AOAV warns that the delay and lack of transparency in these probes reflect a wider failure to address war crimes. 'The pattern is clear: Israel has consistently avoided serious accountability for grave violations,' AOAV said in its statement. 'The international community must step in to ensure justice for victims, as domestic mechanisms have failed.' It added. The AOAV statements come amid growing calls for international investigations and legal action at the International Criminal Court, as civilian casualties in Gaza continue to mount in what rights groups have described as a humanitarian catastrophe. Shortlink for this post:
Russia Today
03-08-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Israel fails to investigate war crime accusations
The Israeli military is failing to properly investigate war crime accusations against its personnel, Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) has stated. The pattern of IDF investigative activity suggests the probes are focused on protecting 'institutional legitimacy' rather than upholding justice, the UK-based the NGO said in a report published on Saturday. Out of 52 publicly acknowledged IDF probes into alleged war crimes in Gaza and the West Bank, only one resulted in a prison sentence, according to AOAV. The incidents took place between October 2023 and June 2025 and involved some 1,300 reported victims. Six cases in total resulted in an 'admission of error,' with officers being either dismissed or reprimanded in three instances. The IDF found 'no violation' in seven more cases, the NGO said in its latest report. A total of 39 cases – or three quarters of all probes monitored by AOAV – have no progress updates available to the public or the English-speaking media. The unresolved cases include the killing of 112 Palestinians queueing for flour in Gaza in February 2024 and an airstrike that killed 45 Palestinians in a camp in Rafah in May 2024, among others. The data paint 'a picture not of military accountability, but of disingenuous damage control,' the monitor said in its report. 'There was a lurking suspicion that the outcomes of any investigation may have been to serve to protect institutional legitimacy rather than to deliver justice.' The pattern is also consistent with the way the IDF handled similar cases in previous Gaza conflicts, where over 80% of complaints were allegedly closed without criminal probes, AOAV said, citing data from Yesh Din, an Israeli human rights NGO. West Jerusalem launched its military campaign in Gaza in response to the October 7, 2023 attack in which Hamas killed 1,200 people and took over 200 hostages. Since then, more than 55,600 people, mostly civilians, have been killed in Gaza, according to the enclave's health ministry. West Jerusalem has also faced accusations of war crimes for obstructing humanitarian aid. Neither the IDF nor any Israeli officials have commented on the AOAV report.
Middle East Eye
03-08-2025
- Politics
- Middle East Eye
88 percent of Israeli military investigations into war crimes since October 2023 produced no results: Report
A war monitor has revealed that 88 percent of Israeli military investigations into allegations of war crimes by its soldiers since October 2023 have either been closed or produced no findings, a war monitor has revealed. Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) found that the unresolved probes include the killing of at least 112 Palestinians queuing for flour in Gaza City in February 2024 and that of five-year-old Hind Rajab and her family on 29 January 2024. A case in which the Israeli military admitted its soldiers tied Palestinian man Mujahed Azmi to the front of a military jeep during a raid in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin on 23 June 2024, led to 'no findings or disciplinary actions" being disclosed. The killing of 15 Palestinian medics on 23 March, when Israeli soldiers open fired on a clearly marked ambulance, also remains unresolved, despite the Israeli military admitting to "professional failures" and dismissing a deputy commander. AOAV said that the findings reveal that Israel is seeking to create a "pattern of impunity" by failing to conduct conclusive investigations into cases involving 'the most severe or public accusations of wrongdoing by their forces".
Yahoo
03-08-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
88% of Israeli war crimes investigations end without charges, watchdog says
Israel has closed nearly nine out of ten investigations into alleged war crimes and abuses by its forces in Gaza and the West Bank without any charges or findings of wrongdoing, according to a report by a conflict monitor. Data from conflict monitor Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) shows Israel has closed 88 per cent of cases into alleged war crimes and abuses by its forces in Gaza and the occupied West Bank without filing charges or finding wrongdoing. The organisation examined 52 incidents publicly acknowledged by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) or reported in international media between October 2023 and June 2025. These cases accounted for 1,303 Palestinian deaths, 1,880 injuries and two allegations of torture. AOAV found only one investigation resulted in a prison sentence – a seven-month term for a reservist filmed abusing detainees at Sde Teiman detention centre in February this year. Five other inquiries concluded violations had occurred, but led only to internal reprimands. The remaining 46 cases – seven closed with no findings of fault and 39 still unresolved – 'suggest a pattern of impunity', AOAV said in its report. 'These figures show a system that overwhelmingly shields its forces from accountability even in the most serious, public cases,' Iain Overton and Lucas Tsantzouris, the team at AOAV, wrote. Among the high-profile cases still under review is the February 2024 killing of at least 112 Palestinians queueing for flour in Gaza City, a May strike on a Rafah tent camp that killed 45 people, and the 1 June deaths of 31 civilians heading to a food distribution point in Rafah. The IDF said all 'exceptional incidents' where laws of war may have been breached are assessed by a dedicated fact-finding team before any referral to military police. In a statement included in AOAV's analysis, the army said: 'Any report, complaint or allegation that suggests misconduct by IDF forces undergoes an initial examination process, irrespective of its source.' However, critics say the system is slow, opaque and rarely leads to trials. Israeli rights group Yesh Din told AOAV that just one prosecution came from 664 complaints linked to previous Gaza operations between 2014 and 2021. One of the most scrutinised cases in the current war involved the April 2024 drone strike that killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers, despite them travelling in clearly marked vehicles with their movements coordinated in advance. The IDF later called it 'a grave mistake', dismissed two officers and reprimanded others, but no criminal charges were brought. AOAV said unresolved cases include four fatal incidents last month alone near food distribution points in Gaza. The report concludes that Israel's investigations 'fall far short of international standards for independent, transparent inquiries into alleged war crimes', warning that internal reviews allow the country to resist external legal scrutiny while victims are left without justice. The Independent has reached out to the IDF for comment.
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The Independent
03-08-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
88% of Israeli war crimes investigations end without charges, watchdog says
Israel has closed nearly nine out of ten investigations into alleged war crimes and abuses by its forces in Gaza and the West Bank without any charges or findings of wrongdoing, according to a report by a conflict monitor. Data from conflict monitor Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) shows Israel has closed 88 per cent of cases into alleged war crimes and abuses by its forces in Gaza and the occupied West Bank without filing charges or finding wrongdoing. The organisation examined 52 incidents publicly acknowledged by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) or reported in international media between October 2023 and June 2025. These cases accounted for 1,303 Palestinian deaths, 1,880 injuries and two allegations of torture. AOAV found only one investigation resulted in a prison sentence – a seven-month term for a reservist filmed abusing detainees at Sde Teiman detention centre in February this year. Five other inquiries concluded violations had occurred, but led only to internal reprimands. The remaining 46 cases – seven closed with no findings of fault and 39 still unresolved – 'suggest a pattern of impunity', AOAV said in its report. 'These figures show a system that overwhelmingly shields its forces from accountability even in the most serious, public cases,' Iain Overton and Lucas Tsantzouris, the team at AOAV, wrote. Among the high-profile cases still under review is the February 2024 killing of at least 112 Palestinians queueing for flour in Gaza City, a May strike on a Rafah tent camp that killed 45 people, and the 1 June deaths of 31 civilians heading to a food distribution point in Rafah. The IDF said all 'exceptional incidents' where laws of war may have been breached are assessed by a dedicated fact-finding team before any referral to military police. In a statement included in AOAV's analysis, the army said: 'Any report, complaint or allegation that suggests misconduct by IDF forces undergoes an initial examination process, irrespective of its source.' However, critics say the system is slow, opaque and rarely leads to trials. Israeli rights group Yesh Din told AOAV that just one prosecution came from 664 complaints linked to previous Gaza operations between 2014 and 2021. One of the most scrutinised cases in the current war involved the April 2024 drone strike that killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers, despite them travelling in clearly marked vehicles with their movements coordinated in advance. The IDF later called it 'a grave mistake', dismissed two officers and reprimanded others, but no criminal charges were brought. AOAV said unresolved cases include four fatal incidents last month alone near food distribution points in Gaza. The report concludes that Israel's investigations 'fall far short of international standards for independent, transparent inquiries into alleged war crimes', warning that internal reviews allow the country to resist external legal scrutiny while victims are left without justice.
