Peru officially transmitted the issue of genocide, which it raised Hind Ragab Corporation Human rights against an Israeli soldier who participated in the destruction of civilian neighborhoods and infrastructure in Gaza StripTo the Prosecutor of Human Rights, thus becoming the first country to recognize the nature of the crimes committed and hold those involved in it.
The Peruvian Public Prosecution is now studying the evidence provided, instead of assessing whether it has the authority to move forward, after the case entered the early stages of the criminal investigation, within the framework of Peru’s obligations under Rome’s basic system And international humanitarian law.
According to the institution, this is not a formal action, but rather that the crimes are under investigation, and “justice is now on its way to implementation.”
The complaint came through the prominent Peruvian lawyer Julio Cesar Arbizo Gonzalez, who represents the institution, and included documented evidence of sound, video and intelligence sources, accusing the soldier who served within the combat engineering weapon in the Israeli army, of “direct participation in the destruction of civilian neighborhoods in Gaza during the military aggression between 2023 and 2024”.
This step is an important development in the context of the principle of the global judicial jurisdiction, as the investigation confirms Peru’s commitment By international law The human being, and sends a clear message that the perpetrators of international crimes will not have protection just because they are outside the conflict areas.
Pursuing the thugs
And the Foundation had previously confirmed, when the judicial authorities in Peru announced, last month, the opening of an official criminal investigation against the Israeli soldier that the combat engineering constellation of the occupation army was one of the basic arms in “destroying the civil structure in Gaza and turning it into” non -living “areas.
She also indicated that this military unit played a pivotal role in “implementing the burned land policy and eradicating entire neighborhoods.”
The head of the Foundation, Diab Abu Jahjah, stressed that this step is “not symbolic, but rather a start to real legal accountability,” adding that “justice is not an option, but rather a duty.
The Foundation has already called on all countries, especially the signed parties Geneva Conventions The Rome’s main system of the International Criminal Court, to take similar measures against those suspected of involvement in the crimes committed in the Gaza Strip if they enter the lands of those countries.
It is noteworthy that the Hind Ragab Foundation was established in 2024, and it bears the name of the girl Hind, which was held in a vehicle in the Tal Al -Hawa neighborhood of Gaza City, while the occupation army was targeting the vehicle in which it was.
The girl at the time is only 6 years old, as she was invoked for hours to save her, but the occupation forces prevented anyone from reaching her to save her, and was martyred on January 29, 2024.
According to press reports, the Hind Ragab Foundation says it has submitted arrest requests to a thousand Israeli national soldiers in 8 countries, without announcing their names so that they are not cautious about arrest.