The 7 October attacks led to the largest mobilization of reservists in Israel’s history, with more than 300,000 citizens of Israeli citizenship said to have been called up to defend the country. An news survey shows that there are more Norwegians among them. Now at least one of them has returned home to Norway. People killed since 7 October 2023 Close Sources: Hamas-controlled health authorities in Gaza / UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) / Israeli authorities Disclaimer: Figures from Hamas-controlled health authorities in Gaza do not distinguish between civilians and combatants, and may periodically be late. Figures from Israeli authorities show that around 1,200 civilians and soldiers were killed in connection with the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. 287 Israeli soldiers have been killed since October 27, 2023. None of the figures have been confirmed by independent sources. The Palestinian figures are updated daily. Figures from Israel are updated at least twice a week. Close More information about the figures Save the Children: – Must be investigated Mads Harlem, special adviser and lawyer at Save the Children, wants Norwegians who have participated on both sides of the Gaza war to be investigated for possible war crimes. – The Norwegian prosecuting authority has a responsibility under both the Criminal Code and international law to investigate possible war crimes committed by Norwegian citizens in the war in Gaza. Mads Harlem, special adviser and lawyer at Save the Children, wants Norwegians who have participated in the Gaza war to be investigated for possible war crimes. Photo: Håkon Mosvold Larsen / NTB He says that the Criminal Code has an exception, which means that Norwegian prosecutors do not need to investigate Norwegians who have participated in the Gaza war. This applies in cases where other states have either started an investigation or have a better starting point than Norway to do just this. – The fact that Norwegian citizens are now returning from the conflict means that I expect it to be investigated whether these citizens may have participated in war crimes. Kripos does not want to comment on whether they are aware of whether Norwegians have participated in the Gaza war. Read their full response below. news has contacted a man in his 20s who is one of the Norwegian-Israelis in the survey. He believes that Save the Children’s wishes for an investigation into Norwegian IDF soldiers are politically motivated. – If Save the Children wants to help children, then they must first ask Hamas why they operate from schools and hospitals, and refuse Palestinian civilians to flee from areas under attack, he says. UN: The threshold for genocide has been reached According to a UN report from March, there is reason to believe that Israel has committed acts that can be considered genocide. – The scale, nature and destructive living conditions of the Israeli attacks reveal an intention to physically destroy Palestinians as a group, said Francesca Albanese, the UN’s special rapporteur for the Palestinian territories. According to a UN report from March, there is reason to believe that Israel has committed acts that can be considered genocide. Francesca Albanese, the UN’s special rapporteur for the Palestinian territories, has been responsible for the report. Photo: FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP Albanese then believed that there were clear signs that Israel has broken three out of five laws in the UN’s Genocide Convention. The report also points to signs of ethnic cleansing. – When you come home, we will arrest you In several countries there has been a debate about citizens from their countries who have participated in the war on the Israeli side, and whether they should be investigated. South Africa’s Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor already announced in December 2023 that South African IDF soldiers will be investigated when they return home. – We are ready. When you come home, we will arrest you, South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor told South African IDF soldiers. Photo: EMMANUEL CROSET / AFP – I have already issued a statement warning South Africans fighting alongside or in the Israeli army. We are ready. When you come home, we will arrest you, the foreign minister said at a Palestine conference in March this year, according to the Times of Israel. South Africa has previously accused Israel of violating the Genocide Convention. In France too, there has been a discussion about the French IDF soldiers. Following pressure from left-wing parties, the French Foreign Ministry announced it will investigate French IDF soldiers, given evidence that they have committed war crimes, Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported in March. Thomas Portes, from the socialist party La France Insoumise, has worked for French IDF soldiers to be held accountable for possible war crimes they may have participated in. Photo: GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT / AFP Kripos: No ongoing investigation In an email to news says police prosecutor in Kripos, Anette Berger, that today no investigation has been opened against anyone who has participated in the war in Gaza. Police prosecutor in Kripos, Anette Berger, says that Norwegian citizens can be investigated for war crimes committed in conflicts abroad, given that information indicates that they have participated in such. Photo: The police – But the current regulations state that if a Norwegian citizen commits or can be suspected of war crimes, the Norwegian police at Kripos will initially have jurisdiction to start an investigation. She says that there are several and complex factors that come into play when they consider a basis for an investigation. The police attorney also reminds that in principle one does not do anything punishable by joining regular forces. Kripos also states that they have been in contact with Norwegians who have stayed in Gaza after the 7 October attacks, and that they are now following up information that has come to light through these conversations. Hi! My name is Laik Hanbaly, and I work as a journalist at news Buskerud. Previously, I have made cases that experts believe that weapons produced in Norway have ended up in the Gaza war, that Rødt wants to investigate Norwegians who fight for Israel, and that Norwegian People’s Aid believes that Norwegian banks profit from the Israeli occupation of the West Bank. Thoughts or tips for the story you just read? Get in touch! Published 29/08/2024, at 09.37
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Wants investigation of Norwegians who have participated in the Gaza war – news Buskerud – Local news, TV and radio
