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Second Israeli soldier outed in Thailand over alleged war crimes in Gaza

As we reported earlier, an Israeli soldier has fled Sri Lanka at the insistence of the Israeli government over the risk of arrest for his alleged involvement in war crimes.

Now, the Hind Rajab Foundation – a Gaza war crime monitoring group – has outed a second Israeli soldier, currently in Thailand, as a suspected war criminal.

  • The foundation alleges that Lidor Kandalker, a member of the Volcano Company combat engineering unit, was involved in demolishing Palestinian homes during Israel’s ongoing attacks on Gaza.
  • The foundation says it has filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court and notified Thai authorities, including the police, the Ministry of Justice and the Thai Embassy in The Hague of Kandalker’s presence in the country.
  • “The foundation has urged them to apprehend Kandalker, prevent his escape, and fulfil their international obligations to ensure accountability for his crimes,” they said.

A video shared by the foundation on social media showed Kandalker inside a military vehicle with club music playing as he counts down before detonating a building displayed on the monitor. He and other soldiers in the vehicle cheer after the explosion.

Another image of Kandalker released by the foundation appears to show the soldier sitting in a chair inside a civilian home in Gaza, wearing a displaced Palestinian’s clothes, holding an assault rifle and drinking what appears to be tea or coffee.

Source: Al Jazeera

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Israeli soldier accused of Gaza war crimes flees Sri Lanka over arrest fears: Reports

  • An Israeli soldier accused of carrying out war crimes in Gaza has fled Sri Lanka at the insistence of the Israeli government, according to reports.

Gaza war crimes monitor the Hind Rajab Foundation filed a complaint with Sir Lankan authorities, the International Criminal Court and Interpol after they discovered that Israeli soldier Gal Ferenbook – who the foundation alleges killed a Palestinian in Gaza and desecrated his remains – was on the Indian Ocean island.

After being outed by the foundation, Ferenbook was warned by the Israeli government on Wednesday to leave the country over the risk of arrest. Follow-up reports in local Sri Lankan media say the soldier fled the country on Friday.

The war crimes allegations stem from a video shared on Ferenbook’s Instagram account in August that shows him inside a military vehicle displaying the remains of a Palestinian man who had been killed on a monitor and laughing with other soldiers who refer to him as “the terminator”.

“The mocking and celebratory tone strongly suggest Mr. Ferenbook’s direct responsibility for the unlawful killing of a Palestinian civilian and further document the destruction of civilian infrastructure outside of military necessity,” the foundation said.

The first known case of an Israeli soldier accused of involvement in war crimes fleeing a country at the insistence of the Israeli government reportedly occurred in November, when a reserve officer fled Cyprus where he was on holiday with his wife.

Source: Al Jazeera