IDF ACCOUNTABILITY & WAR CRIMES ALLEGATIONS
Investigations, prosecutions and legal proceedings related to alleged misconduct, abuse and war crimes by Israeli Defense Forces soldiers during military operations
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Eight hours of chaos and heroism: poor IDF-MDA coordination hampered evacuation of the wounded on October 7
YNET8 שעות כאוס וגבורה: תיאום לקוי בין צה"ל למד"א פגע בפינוי פצועים ב-7 באוקטובר
Jun 30, 2026, 12:59 PM
Israel's state comptroller report details a series of failures in evacuating the wounded during the October 7 attack, citing poor coordination between the IDF and Magen David Adom. It found the army was unfamiliar with a digital system for locating casualties and deploying ambulances, with too few armored ambulances available.
New footage from the shooting of a Palestinian baby: the car stopped; the soldiers gave no aid
YNETתיעודים חדשים מתקרית הירי בתינוק הפלסטיני: הרכב עצר; החיילים לא הגישו עזרה
Jun 9, 2026, 08:46 PM
New footage released by the rights group B'Tselem shows the family car of seven-month-old Sam Abu Heikal stopped in front of Israeli soldiers. The moment of the shooting itself is not captured, but the baby is later seen bleeding in his father's arms, with the soldiers apparently not providing aid—after Ynet reported that the force was suspected of leaving without calling for help.
'They used dogs': Al Jazeera investigation reveals torture by rape in Israeli prisons
AL JAZEERA ARABIC"استعانوا بالكلاب".. تحقيق للجزيرة يكشف التعذيب بالاغتصاب في سجون إسرائيل
Jun 9, 2026, 04:16 PM
'They used dogs': An Al Jazeera English investigation presents testimony from Palestinian survivors and former detainees, alongside UN, rights-group and Israeli reports, pointing to a systematic pattern of physical, psychological and sexual violence—including rape—during detention and interrogation in Israeli prisons.
Ten Years On: How the Elor Azaria Affair Transformed Israel's Civil-Military Relations
YNETעשר שנים לפרשת אלאור אזריה: כך שינתה השערורייה את היחסים שבין הפוליטיקה לצבא בישראל
Mar 17, 2026, 04:56 AM
Ten years after soldier Elor Azaria shot and killed a subdued Palestinian attacker in Hebron — an act that divided Israeli society between fierce supporters and critics — Ynet revisits the key figures at the heart of the affair. The case became a defining moment that exposed deep fault lines between Israel's military establishment and political class, with even the prime minister publicly shifting his stance. A decade on, analysts assess how the scandal permanently altered the relationship between army and politics in Israel.