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Was the ‘double tap’ attack on Gaza’s Nasser hospital a war crime? Here’s what the laws of war say

There has been widespread international outrage at Israel’s attack on Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, northern Gaza, on August 25. The attack took the form of a “double tap” strike. The first attack killed at least one person, then – as medics, journalists and other responders rushed to the scene…

The Conversation

Israel’s attack on hospital in Gaza may constitute a war crime on many fronts

Double-tap strike suggests killing of civilians, rescue workers and journalists deliberate and not a mistake

The Guardian - UK

Israel is wiping out Gaza’s journalists – and it’s no longer even hiding it

The laws of war are clear: journalists are civilians. To target them deliberately in war is to commit a war crime

The Guardian - US

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Kyiv opens war crime inquiry into head of notorious Russian prison

Officials under Aleksandr Shtoda alleged to systematically torture and starve detainees at Sizo 2 in Taganrog

The Guardian - UK

Former top judge says court would 'likely' rule Israel is committing genocide in Gaza

A former top judge has said that Israel is committing war crimes and that a court would "likely" rule its actions in Gaza amount to…

The National (Scotland)

US sanctions UN expert Francesca Albanese over Israel criticism

UN rapporteur appears to dismiss the Trump administration penalties, calling them ‘mafia-style intimidation techniques’.

Al Jazeera

Israeli military used 500lb bomb in strike on Gaza cafe, fragments reveal

Exclusive: Experts say use of heavy munition in Monday’s strike that killed dozens may constitute a war crime

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US approves $30m for controversial Israel-backed Gaza aid group

Human rights lawyer warns GHF staff may face war crimes charges over deadly incidents at Gaza’s aid distribution sites.

Al Jazeera

ICC urged to probe Russia's Wagner Group over promotion of atrocities in West Africa

Legal experts from UC Berkeley have argued to the International Criminal Court that the Wagner Group's alleged complicity in atrocities and its apparent weaponisation of social media could constitute war crimes.

Euronews

Takeaways from AP report on accusation that Wagner commits war crimes by promoting atrocities

The International Criminal Court has been asked to review a confidential legal report asserting that the Russia-linked Wagner group has committed war crimes by spreading images of apparent atrocities in West Africa on social media

The Independent UK

A confidential brief to the ICC accuses Russia-linked Wagner of promoting atrocities in West Africa

The International Criminal Court is reviewing a confidential legal report asserting that the Russia-linked Wagner group has committed war crimes by spreading images of apparent atrocities in West Africa on social media

The Independent UK

Israel accused of 'hypocrisy' by expert after calling hospital strike 'war crime'

THE Israeli military has been accused of “hypocrisy” by an expert after the country’s ministers described an Iranian strike on a hospital as a…

The National (Scotland)

Veteran takes last shot to overturn war crime findings

Disgraced special forces soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has launched a last-ditch bid to overturn findings that he likely engaged in war crimes while on deployment.

AAP

Australia whistleblower who exposed war crime allegations loses bid to reduce prison sentence

Australian army whistleblower David McBride, who leaked allegations of Australian war crimes in Afghanistan to the media, has lost a court bid to have his prison sentence reduced

The Independent UK

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Trump’s dystopian anti-woke military ad features footage of a war crime that killed innocents

Feels like an advert from RoboCop.

The National (Scotland)

'Do they think we’re thick?': Irish minister in stunning rebuke of 'genocidal' Israel

THE DEPUTY premier of Ireland has accused the Israeli government of “genocidal activity” and “a consistent pattern of war crimes” ...

AAP

Roberts-Smith to take war crimes claims to High Court

Disgraced veteran Ben Roberts-Smith has vowed to head to the nation's highest court after he lost an appeal against findings that he engaged in war crimes.

The National (Scotland)

Israel 'sending soldiers to commit war crimes in Gaza', says former army chief

Israel is "sending soldiers to commit war crimes in Gaza", a former army chief has said

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The Independent UK

Israeli aid blockade on Gaza clearly a ‘war crime’, says Taoiseach

Micheal Martin also said any plan involving a permanent Israeli occupation of the region was “wholly unacceptable”.

The Guardian - UK

Postmortems of rescue workers killed in Gaza show ‘gunshots to head and torso’

Findings likely to increase pressure on Israel to give a full account of incident amid accusations of war crime

AAP

Journalist barred from war crime hearing after surprise

As a former SAS soldier stands accused of war crimes during the Afghan War, an award-winning journalist has been forced to leave the courtroom.

AAP

Soldier unaware of anything planted on Afghan's body

A signal operator says he never heard of anything being planted on unlawfully killed Afghans around the time an SAS trooper allegedly committed a war crime.

AAP

Questions swirl around SAS Afghan 'war crime' evidence

A claim an Afghan man was "evading" soldiers before his alleged murder came from higher up in the military and not from the SAS trooper who pulled the trigger.

The Guardian - UK

Ten Britons accused of committing war crimes while fighting for Israel in Gaza

Exclusive: Met to be handed dossier of evidence alleging crimes including killings of civilians and aid workers

The Guardian - UK

Palestinian paramedics shot by Israeli forces had hands tied, witnesses say

Senior doctor who saw bodies says men appeared to have been ‘executed’, adding to evidence of potential war crime

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