{"id":38678,"date":"2026-05-25T19:45:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T17:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prizrenpost.com\/en\/lawsuits-are-filed-in-poland-against-israeli-officials-for-alleged-crimes-in-gaza\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T19:45:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T17:45:29","slug":"lawsuits-are-filed-in-poland-against-israeli-officials-for-alleged-crimes-in-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prizrenpost.com\/en\/lawsuits-are-filed-in-poland-against-israeli-officials-for-alleged-crimes-in-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawsuits are filed in Poland against Israeli officials for alleged crimes in Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prizrenpost.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/thumbs_b_c_afae82580143764594b72c082db2be09.jpg\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;margin-bottom:20px\"><\/p>\n<p>The Hind Rajab Foundation said on Monday that a criminal case has been filed in Poland against senior Israeli political and military officials on charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip, Anadolu reports.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the group said the suit was submitted to the Wroclaw District Prosecutor&#8217;s Office by Polish-Palestinian survivors Amjad Agha and Ahmed Elsaftawy in cooperation with the Polish-Palestinian Initiative. for Justice KAKTUS and members of the Sumud Global Flotilla.<\/p>\n<p>According to the foundation, the lawsuit names former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, former Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz, former Foreign Minister Eli Cohen, former military chief Herzi Halevi, current army chief Eyal Zamir and other Israeli military officials.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit alleges that the officials \u201ccreated and maintained a humanitarian crisis designed to physically destroy the Palestinian civilian population in Gaza&#8221; following the events of October 7.<\/p>\n<p>According to the indictment, Israeli authorities imposed siege conditions, targeted humanitarian personnel and infrastructure, attacked aid convoys, destroyed civilian infrastructure and prevented humanitarian aid from entering Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>The indictment also referred to the Global Flotilla&#8217;s &#8220;Sumud&#8221; mission. 2025,&#8221; which reportedly involved 42 ships carrying more than 300 tons of humanitarian supplies, including food, medicine and baby formula.<\/p>\n<p>The Hind Rajab Foundation said the complaint was filed under Article 110 of Poland&#8217;s criminal code, which allows Polish courts to exercise jurisdiction over crimes committed abroad against Polish citizens.<\/p>\n<p>Aga, a graduate of the University of Technology in Lodz, said he lost 231 relatives during the war in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Israel has buried in Gaza not only our homes, schools, hospitals and universities. It has also buried the language with which we could describe our loss,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Elsaftawy, a plastic surgeon, said 34 of his relatives died during the conflict, including his sister, who he said died of malnutrition and humanitarian conditions that resulted from the blockade.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis announcement is not a political gesture, but an effort to seek truth and accountability,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The suit argues that Israeli officials cannot claim functional immunity in cases involving suspected international crimes, citing the Nuremberg principles and international legal precedents.<\/p>\n<p>The Hind Rajab Foundation said it has filed more than 90 legal complaints in 30 jurisdictions. regarding alleged crimes committed against Palestinians.<\/p>\n<p>According to the World Food Programme, approximately 1.6 million people in Gaza \u2013 representing 77 percent of the population \u2013 face severe acute food insecurity, including more than 100,000 children and 37,000 pregnant and breastfeeding women.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, more than 880 people have been killed and more than 2,645 wounded in Israeli attacks since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was announced on October 10, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The agreement was intended to halt Israel&#8217;s two-year war which, according to figures cited in the report, has killed more than 72,000 people \u2013 most of them women and children \u2013 injured more than 172,000 people and caused widespread destruction. affecting approximately 90 percent of civil infrastructure as of October 2023.<\/p>\n<hr style=\"margin:30px 0\">\n<p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#666\">Source: <strong>prizrenpost<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Hind Rajab Foundation said on Monday that a criminal case has been filed in Poland against senior Israeli political and military officials on charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip, Anadolu reports. 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