Brazil Court Orders War Crimes Probe of Israeli Soldier on Visit
- Court acts in response to complaint by Belgium-based group
- Lawmaker says soldier fled Brazil ‘in dead of the night’
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A Brazilian court ordered federal police to open an investigation into a visiting Israeli soldier for alleged war crimes committed in the Gaza Strip.
A Federal Court judge in Brasilia issued the order on Dec. 30 in response to a request by Brazilian lawyers acting on behalf of the Hind Rajab Foundation, a Belgium-based organization. The Israel Defense Forces soldier was allegedly involved in war crimes during the Israel-Hamas conflict, according to the complaint.