The «Legal Department of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine» called on human rights and humanitarian organizations, as well as Arab and Islamic communities and supporters of the Palestinian cause in Western countries, to monitor and follow up on holders of Israeli citizenship or those arriving from Israel who are suspected of involvement in war crimes in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, within the framework of their participation with the occupation army as reservists or mercenaries, and to seek their prosecution before courts in Western countries.
The «Legal Department of the Democratic Front» stated that some legal and human rights institutions have already begun prosecuting certain individuals accused of committing crimes in Palestine, and lawsuits have been filed against them in Canada, Belgium, Brazil, Sweden, and several other Western countries. In some cases, Israeli suspects were smuggled out, either through the intervention of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs or security services, before the completion of the required judicial procedures to formally indict them.
The Department considered that a state of concern prevails among some Israeli officials as a result of the growing phenomenon of criminal prosecutions of its soldiers and officers, and the filing of legal cases against them before national courts in Western countries or by the International Criminal Court, especially regarding war crimes and crimes against humanity. This, it stressed, means that it is possible to bring Israeli soldiers and officers, including dual nationals, to trial on charges of committing crimes against the Palestinian people—particularly in the Gaza Strip, and in the West Bank including Jerusalem more generally.
The Legal Department emphasized the importance of raising this issue now, given leaked information that the Israeli army is suffering from a severe shortage of around 12,000 soldiers due to the refusal of the ultra-Orthodox (Haredim) to serve in the army, in addition to a large segment of reservists refusing service. Therefore, Israel is attempting to compensate for this by reaching out to Jewish communities in the diaspora to encourage the recruitment of Jewish youth of conscription age.
The Department considered that the grounds for prosecution in Western countries stem from the delays and failures of Israeli courts to fulfill their responsibilities, which activates Articles 14, 17, and 20, among others, of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. These articles allow the Court to intervene if national courts fail to act, and if cases are referred to the Prosecutor when it appears that one or more crimes within the Court’s jurisdiction may have been committed. Western media revealed at the beginning of August 2025 that Israel had closed all investigations into cases of war crimes committed by its forces in the Gaza Strip without filing any charges, despite the existence of more than 650 investigations before the Israeli military courts. This confirms the reality that Israel is working to entrench a policy of impunity.
While appreciating the efforts of all legal and humanitarian institutions and bodies committed to justice, law, and human rights in pursuing all those suspected of participating in war crimes—whether as perpetrators or witnesses—the «Legal Department of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine» called for continued monitoring and tracking of Israeli soldiers who took part in or committed crimes against the Palestinian people. This includes tracing their data and posts on social media platforms, which are filled with documents proving their presence in Palestine and their involvement in the crimes. The Department noted that the occupation army regularly instructs its soldiers who end their service to delete any materials—such as photos, videos, or written texts—taken during their presence in Gaza or the West Bank, in order to prevent their use as evidence in any criminal investigations related to war crimes.