The Hind Rajab Foundation, an anti-Israel company based in Belgium, revealed today that it had actually submitted a problem with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague versus the Israel Medical Association (IMA), implicating senior Israeli medical authorities of participation in the supposed abuse of Hamas detainees at the Sde Teiman military base and detention camp situated in the Negev Desert near the border with the Gaza Strip.
The grievance names IMA President Prof. Zion Hagay and CEO Leah Wapner amongst the senior authorities it implicates of duty for the supposed abuses.
The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) stated it was “preparing files on Israeli doctor with double citizenships who got involved straight in Israel’s genocide in Gaza,” adding, “We will bring each case before nationwide district attorneys in every jurisdiction where these people hold citizenship.”
The structure likewise declared that “doctors, nurses, and paramedics who served at the field health center, together with previous detainees, have actually recorded the abuses performed within this system.”
It implicated the IMA of “legitimizing the abuse and abuse performed at Sde Teiman,” declaring that a minimum of 29 detainees held at the center passed away as an outcome of medical disregard or physical violence.
HRF contacted the ICC to “examine a chain of duty extending from senior political authorities who developed the policy and authorities who released binding regulations, to the military leaders, physician, and expert bodies that executed or legitimized the system.”
Israeli authorities have actually formerly examined claims of abuse at Sde TeimanNumerous Israeli soldiers were jailed on suspicion of abusing a Hamas detainee, triggering demonstrations and debate in Israel.
The Israel Defense Forces has actually acknowledged that specific cases of misbehavior can happen however has actually turned down accusations that detainees are methodically mistreated.
The armed force has stated it “totally turns down allegations of methodical abuse of detainees,” including that it “takes any … actions which oppose its worths really seriously.”
“Specific grievances about unsuitable habits by detention center personnel or inadequate conditions are forwarded for evaluation by the pertinent authorities and are handled appropriately,” the IDF stated. “In suitable cases, disciplinary actions are taken versus the employee of the center, and criminal examinations are opened.”
The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) was developed in 2024 and called after a Palestinian lady eliminated throughout the Gaza war, which started with the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, massacre in southern Israel. The Belgium-based company pursues legal action versus Israeli soldiers and authorities over declared offenses of worldwide law. It has actually likewise dealt with accusations of links to extremist motions and terrorist companies.
Over the previous 2 years, HRF has actually submitted problems versus Israeli soldiers in several nations, consisting of Sweden, Brazil, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Belgium, the Netherlands, Serbia, Ireland and Cyprus.
In January 2025, the HRF submitted a grievance in Sweden versus a checking out Israeli soldier, implicating him of “war criminal activities, criminal activities versus humankind and genocide.”
Israel turns down accusations of genocide and the purposeful targeting of civilians, stating the IDF looks for to decrease civilian casualties while battling Hamas and other terrorist groups that run from civilian locations and facilities and usage civilians as human guards.
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