The I-Unit’s findings paint a harrowing picture: homes and entire neighbourhoods demolished without military necessity, Palestinian detainees stripped and tortured, civilians used as human shields, and unarmed individuals, including children, gunned down. These incidents are now catalogued and categorised by Al Jazeera under potential war crimes. Explore the database and table below.
It will be for prosecutors to decide the guilt or otherwise of soldiers, but legal and human rights experts told Al Jazeera that several of the incidents documented merited investigation by international investigators. They said they may violate international humanitarian law and be war crimes under the Rome Statute, which established the ICC.
Video after video captures soldiers gleefully detonating homes, schools and places of worship – acts that violate both the Geneva Conventions and The Hague Regulations. There is an abundance of footage that shows soldiers laughing while destroying property, turning Palestinian homes into makeshift entertainment venues and even setting buildings on fire.
Destruction of homes, hospitals and educational facilities
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