War crimes

Australian former soldier gets bail on Afghanistan war crime charges

Police arrested and charged Ben Roberts-Smith, 47, with five counts of war crimes last week over the murder of five unarmed Afghan civilians between 2009 and 2012.

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Former Australian Defence Force soldier Ben Roberts-Smith's parents, Len and Sue Roberts-Smith, leave the Downing Centre Courts after Ben Roberts-Smith was granted bail in Sydney, Australia, April 17, 2026.
A member of Iranian militia forces (Basij) attends an anti-Israeli march in Tehran, Iran, January 10, 2025.

Iran's war crimes: Behind the IRGC's recruitment of 12-year-olds - analysis

The 12-year-olds registering at mosques in Tehran may get the same chance to stop believing if the regime around them collapses.

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L to R: Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and US President Donald Trump against backdrop of respective flags and missile strikes.

The moral barometer: Iran uses its people as live targets, as America values every life - opinion

Let’s not forget for one moment that one nation here believes in civilized democracy, while the other tortures its own people.

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A view of a residential building damaged by a strike in Tehran, Iran, March 23, 2026.

US strikes on Iran may constitute war crimes, international law experts announce

Trump, who has previously offered shifting timelines and objectives for the war, said in a televised speech on Wednesday that the war could escalate if Iran did not give in to Washington's terms.

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Not every war crime is a case of genocide - opinion

Examining the political risks of labeling genocide, especially regarding the impending UN resolution on Srebrenica, stressing the need for caution and consensus.

APRIL 17, 2024ByEFRAIM ZUROFF
PROTESTERS ACCUSE the US of funding genocide in Gaza, as they descend on a hotel where US President Joe Biden was staying in San Francisco last month.

‘Heaven’s vengeance is slow but sure’: New ICC president says Putin will answer for war crimes

The Russian president could be placed under arrest if he enters any ICC states.

MARCH 21, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Russian President Vladimir Putin answers questions by Russia 1 channel's anchor Vladimir Solovyov (not pictured) during an interview in Sochi, Russia, October 10, 2015.

UN mission probing Islamic State crimes forced to shut in Iraq

Many victims of the Islamic State who distrust the Iraqi government saw the UN body's presence as a sign of hope, but the end of the emission has come as a blow.

MARCH 20, 2024ByREUTERS
A fighter from the Islamic State, formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), mans an anti-aircraft gun mounted on the rear of a vehicle in Mosul July 16, 2014.

Israel's restrictions to Gaza aid may be war crime, says UN rights office

"Israel, as the occupying power, has an obligation to ensure the provision of food and medical care to the population commensurate with their needs," Turk said.

MARCH 19, 2024ByREUTERS
Volker Turk United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights addresses the Human Rights Council on his report on the situation of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the obligation to ensure accountability and justice at the UN in Geneva, Switzerland, F

Is Israel ready for the next legal war crimes tidal wave? - analysis

Israel is facing the most daunting and critical period in decades as IDF lawyers are trying to balance both global and domestic pressures.

MARCH 18, 2024ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Public hearing held by ICJ to allow parties to give their views on the legal consequences of Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories before eventually issuing a non-binding legal opinion in The Hague, Netherlands, February 21, 2024.

How will ICJ genocide report, IDF chief lawyer letter impact war crimes debate? - analysis

Though only an interim report, this will be even more comprehensive than the ICJ report coming out this week. 

FEBRUARY 25, 2024ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
PRO-PALESTINIAN protesters pose for a photo in front of the International Court of Justice in The Hague, last Friday. ‘The ICJ has handed Israel, however unintentional it may be, a golden public relations ticket that it so desperately needs,’ the writer argues.

Biden admin. investigating potential Israel war crimes despite claiming the opposite - report

These investigations have been reportedly ongoing for months, with the State Department scrutinizing Israeli actions through various channels, including assessing potential human rights abuses.

FEBRUARY 14, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
John Kirby, White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications, speaks to reporters during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, US, November 27, 2023.

IDF to produce interim reports on war crimes probes

IDF lawyers stuck between opposing global, domestic pressures

FEBRUARY 12, 2024ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Israeli soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip, February 8, 2024

Why are Britain's police asking the public for anti-Israel war crime accusations?

This campaign by the Met is an open invitation to all and sundry – and especially those dedicated to delegitimizing Israel – to flood the police with antisemitic and anti-Israel bile.

FEBRUARY 10, 2024ByNEVILLE TELLER
 People attend the We Stand With Israel rally to express solidarity with the Jewish state, marking the 100th day since the October 7 attack by Hamas, London’s Trafalgar Square, January 14.

UN experts: Undercover Israeli killings in West Bank hospital may be war crimes

Israel’s military was not immediately available for comment on their statement.

FEBRUARY 9, 2024ByREUTERS
Israeli commandos, dressed as doctors, foil terror attack in Jenin hospital on January 30, 2024