Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Sheikh Qassem: We, our allies, the honorable in our nation, our people, and our army will never accept being subservient to the US or 'Israel'
Sheikh Qassem: They must despair, for whatever they do, this people cannot be defeated or broken, and we shall neither fall nor yield
Sheikh Qassem: Threats neither advance nor delay matters, yet the possibility of war exists, and the possibility of war or its absence exists because 'Israel' and the US are weighing their options
Sheikh Qassem: All these threats are simply a form of political pressure after a whole year of efforts proved ineffective
Sheikh Qassem: 'Israel's' 'servants' in Lebanon are few, but they cause problems by obstructing the country’s stability, growth, and liberation alongside the US and 'Israel'
Sheikh Qassem: Weapons block 'Israel’s' project, and anyone seeking disarmament plays into 'Israel’s' hands
Sheikh Qassem: The agreement came because we held fast, empowered by our vision, our faith, our will, our people, our patriotism, and our unwavering attachment to our land
Sheikh Qassem: People of Might Battle was a confrontation by a modest force, incomparable to the enemy's strength, but it was noble in spirit, brimming with courage, resolve, and unwavering faith in victory
Sheikh Qassem: Today, Lebanon is under an Israeli aerial occupation
Sheikh Qassem: The project of "Israel" came crashing into the defenses of the People of Might Battle

Hamas calls for ICC investigation following IOF testimonies

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: News websites
  • 11 Jul 2024 14:18
  • 4 Shares
3 Min Read

Hamas called out the occupation forces' use of unarmed civilians as "targets for amusement" as "a stain on humanity."

Listen
  • x
  • Israeli soldiers stand near the body of a Palestinian terrorist in Kibbutz Kfar Aza near the Gaza Strip, on October 10, 2023. (AFP)
    Israeli soldiers stand near the body of a Palestinian in Kibbutz Kfar Aza near the Gaza Strip, on October 10, 2023. (AFP)

Palestinian Resistance group Hamas called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday to investigate "Israel's" war crimes in the Gaza Strip following recent testimonies from IOF soldiers of murdering Palestinians out of "boredom".

"The confessions of the Zionist occupation soldiers...and their confirmation that they were given a green-light by the leaders of the terrorist occupation army to commit the most heinous crimes, such as shooting at unarmed civilians, burning and destroying homes" in Gaza require "serious follow-up by the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court," Hamas said in a statement.

"It is permissible to shoot at their center of mass (their body), not into the air... It's permissible to shoot everyone, a young girl, an old woman," an IOF soldier said in the recent publications of the +972 Magazine and Local Call Israeli outlets, which interviewed six occupation soldiers, recounting their war crimes in detail.

The occupation forces also admitted to firing their weapons out of "boredom," "routinely" murdering Palestinian civilians in "no-go" zones, and hiding their bodies before the arrival of international aid convoys.

The IOF soldiers made use of dehumanizing language to describe Palestinians, stating their surroundings were "littered with civilian corpses, which are left to rot or be eaten by stray animals." 

The Resistance group called out the occupation forces' use of unarmed civilians as "targets for amusement" as "a stain on humanity," while condemning the international community's negligence in enforcing punitive measures on the genocidal "Israeli" regime, who have killed over 186,000 Palestinians.

+972 Magazine and Local Call testimonies

Six Israeli soldiers, speaking to +972 Magazine and Local Call after being discharged from active duty in Gaza in recent months, reported instances of executions that lacked any clear "security justification".

Corroborating the accounts of Palestinian eyewitnesses and doctors during the ongoing Israeli genocide, the Israeli soldiers described being authorized to shoot Palestinians indiscriminately.

Of the interviewed six sources, all but one spoke anonymously. They recounted how Israeli soldiers routinely executed Palestinian civilians for entering areas designated as "no-go zones" by the military.

The testimonies depict a grim scene of civilian bodies scattered across the landscape, often left to decay or be scavenged by animals.

The army reportedly only removes these bodies by bulldozer before the arrival of international aid convoys to prevent images of advanced decomposition from spreading. Additionally, two soldiers described a systematic policy of setting Palestinian homes on fire before leaving them after their occupation.

  • International Criminal Court
  • Israel
  • Israeli war crimes
  • Gaza
  • Palestine
  • Hamas
  • ICC
  • war on Gaza

Most Read

Hezbollah announces the martyrdom of Haitham al-Tabatabai

Hezbollah announces the martyrdom of commander Haitham Tabatabai

  • West Asia
  • 23 Nov 2025
A boy tries to stand near missiles displayed in the National Aerospace Park of the Revolutionary Guard, just outside Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025 (AP)

Key Israeli sites destroyed, nuclear docs moved to Tehran: Minister

  • Politics
  • 22 Nov 2025
Hezbollah publishes biography of martyred leader Haitham al-Tabatabai

Hezbollah publishes biography of martyred leader Haitham Tabatabai

  • Politics
  • 23 Nov 2025
13 elite Israeli troops were wounded in a confrontations in Beit Jinn, Syria.

13 elite Israeli troops wounded in confrontations in southern Syria

  • West Asia
  • Today

Coverage

All
In Five

Read Next

All
AI weaponized: 'Israel' scrubs soldiers’ posts to hide atrocities
Technology

AI weaponized: 'Israel' scrubs soldiers’ posts to hide atrocities

z
Politics

Petro: Oil is key to US pressure on Venezuela, not drug trade

The Lafarge cement plant facility is seen Tuesday, October 18, 2022, in Ravena, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)
Politics

Lafarge trial focuses on talks with Syrian armed groups, ISIS links

Denmark sets up Trump ‘night watch’ after Greenland tensions flare
Politics

Denmark sets up Trump ‘night watch’ after Greenland tensions flare

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS