AFP assessing allegation of Gaza war crimes committed by Australian citizen serving in IDF

The brief

Australian federal police investigators are assessing a brief detailing alleged war crimes committed by an Australian citizen serving in the Israel Defense Forces in Gaza. A 61-page brief has been handed to the AFP by the Australian Centre for International Justice detailing alleged war crimes committed by an IDF battalion in Gaza across 2023 and 2024. The allegations include the deliberate targeting and destruction of residential buildings without military justification, a war crime under Australian law. The brief draws on witness testimony, forensic evidence from Gaza, verified satellite imagery and social media posts. It also cites information from reports from battalion soldiers, video evidence posted online from Gaza – including…