This case raises the possibility of Israeli soldiers facing prosecution abroad. Israel denies international war crime accusations, asserting its operations in Gaza adhere to international law.View on

Israel has warned its troops against posting about their actions in Gaza on social media, after a Brazilian court asked police to investigate an Israeli soldier visiting the country who was accused of participating in war crimes.

A former Israeli soldier who was on vacation in Brazil has fled the country suddenly after a case was brought against him there alleging he was responsible for war crimes while serving in Gaza.

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Jerusalem – Israel has helped a former soldier leave Brazil after legal action was initiated against him by a group accusing Israelis of war crimes in the Gaza Strip based in part on soldiers' social media posts.

Brazilian attorney Maria Pinheiro talks to Becky Anderson about the verification process she undertook to file a war crimes case against a vacationing former Israeli soldier who served in Gaza, and who fled Brazil with the assistance of Israel’s embassy there.

Israeli soldiers who have posted on social media about their service in Gaza are increasingly facing scrutiny abroad — sometimes prompting their swift evacuation from countries where they are vacationing.

Fury erupted in Israel after news broke late last week that the country’s foreign ministry had to move urgently to evacuate one of its citizens from Brazil after reports that he was about to be arrested on suspicion of committing war crimes during his service in the Gaza war.