Mo: NGO: 'Israel closes 88% of alleged war crimes cases'

Tel Aviv, August 3 (Adnkronos) – Nearly nine out of ten Israeli military investigations into alleged human rights violations or war crimes committed by its soldiers since the start of the Gaza war have been closed without finding any culpability or remain unsolved. Among the unsolved investigations are the killing of at least 112 Palestinians queuing for flour in Gaza City in February 2024, Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) said, and an airstrike that killed 45 people in a refugee camp in Rafah in May 2024.

The investigation into the killing of 31 Palestinians on their way to collect food at a distribution point in Rafah on June 1 also remains unresolved. They were killed after Israeli forces opened fire, witnesses said. Shortly afterward, the Israel Defense Forces declared the reports "false," but told the Guardian that the incident was "still under review."

Iain Overton and Lucas Tsantzouris, from the AOAV team, said the statistics suggest Israel is attempting to create a "pattern of impunity," failing to conclude or find any fault in the vast majority of cases involving "the most serious or public allegations of wrongdoing by its forces." The IDF said it "conducts review and investigation processes regarding exceptional incidents that occur during operational activity, where there is a suspicion of a violation of the law," in accordance with its obligations under Israeli and international law.