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January 6, 2025

Israeli Embassy Helps Army Reservist Flee Brazil to Avoid War Crimes Inquiry
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Israel's Embassy in Brazil helped a 21-year-old Israeli army reservist
flee the country after a Brazilian federal court ordered police to open
an investigation into possible war crimes he committed in Gaza. That's
according to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, which reports Yuval Vagdani
was under investigation for his role in planting explosives and
destroying entire neighborhoods in Gaza. The Hind Rajab Foundation, a
Belgium-based group advocating for Palestinian rights, had compiled 500
pages of evidence against Vagdani before Israeli diplomatic staff
reportedly helped smuggle him out of Brazil. The Israeli military has
warned its soldiers they could face arrest while traveling abroad over
crimes committed in Gaza.


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