Israeli Soldier Vacationing in Brazil Flees Following War Crime Accusations for Duty at Gaza

The case raises the prospect that rank-and-file Israeli troops could face prosecution while traveling abroad.

AP/Moti Milrod, Haaretz
Israeli soldiers at Gaza City's Shijaiyah neighborhood, December 8, 2023. AP/Moti Milrod, Haaretz

Israel has helped a former soldier leave Brazil after legal action was initiated against him by a group accusing Israelis of war crimes at the Gaza Strip based in part on soldiers’ social media posts. According to the Times of Israel, the soldier was a survivor of the Hamas attack on the Nova music festival October 7, 2023.

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