The Latest Breaking News from War Crime

In the wake of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, The Hindu decodes what international laws apply to Israel and Palestine; what constitutes ‘war crimes’ and ‘genocide’; and whether the ICC has jurisdiction to prosecute the ongoing hostilities.

Israel needs to provide more information about its targeting of a refugee camp to kill a senior Hamas leader, an international law expert says.

The UN has said there is evidence that international humanitarian law may have been breached by both sides in the conflict

Report points to ‘wilful killing, torture, rape and other sexual violence, and the deportation of children to the Russian Federation’

Since the latest explosion of violence began on October 7, both Israel and Hamas have been accused of breaking international law. As the terms “genocide”, “war crimes” and “crimes against humanity” are used to describe the deadly acts carried out by both sides, FRANCE 24 takes a look at what…

The conflict between Israel and Hamas has led to accusations of war crimes on both sides, as combatants are bound by international humanitarian law to minimize the impact on civilians.

Israel is reviewing reports on casualties after Hamas says church attack killed and injured a ‘large number’ of people.

Letter: Western governments must call out Israel’s water war crime and call for a ceasefire, say Lyla Mehta and Alan Nicol

A signal that ICC is monitoring would let victims know they are not abandoned amidst Israel-Gaza conflict, experts say.

Was the bombing of al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza a war crime?

Tory and Labour reluctance to criticise the Israeli government could make our leaders complicit in war crimes, writes Guardian columnist Owen Jones