Hind Rajab Foundation seeks arrest of Israeli reservist visiting India
The organisation, which seeks legal action against individuals accused of war crimes in Gaza, said it had submitted a detailed investigative report against Israeli reservist Eitan Gilboa.
The Belgium-based Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF), an investigative organisation seeking legal action against individuals accused of war crimes in Gaza, has filed an urgent complaint with Indian authorities seeking the arrest of Israeli reservist Eitan Gilboa, who is currently visiting Himachal Pradesh, reports Al Jazeera.
The organisation, which seeks legal action against individuals accused of war crimes in Gaza, said it had submitted a detailed investigative report against Israeli reservist Eitan Gilboa.
The foundation said the report proves that Gilboa, a reservist in the Israeli army, personally carried out and celebrated the systematic demolition of entire residential blocks in Gaza as acts of revenge, constituting war crimes under the Geneva Conventions Act, 1960.
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"As a signatory to the convention, India is legally obligated under Article 146 of the Geneva Conventions to search for and prosecute individuals alleged to have committed grave breaches, regardless of nationality," the foundation said.
According to the group, the Israeli reservist is currently staying in a village in Himachal Pradesh.
"Eitan Gilboa is not a tourist. He is a war criminal currently enjoying the hospitality of India while fleeing the consequences of his crimes," said Dyab Abou Jahjah, general director of the Hind Rajab Foundation.
