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New Delhi: The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) has filed a complaint with the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs, Bureau of Immigration and police seeking the arrest of Eitan Gilboa, an Israeli national who is currently holidaying in Himachal Pradesh. Gilboa, the HRF has said, is a reservist in the Israeli army and has been directly involved in bombings and large-scale demolitions of residential buildings in Palestine, which constitute war crimes under the Geneva Conventions Act, 1960.

In a press release, HRF has said that their complaint details several instances where Gilboa had been involved in the destruction of civilian infrastructure in 2024, across Khan Younis, Rafah and Gaza. On the incident in Khan Younis, in January 2024, the HRF says:

“Gilboa and his unit detonated a residential area, cheering as the buildings collapsed. The destruction was explicitly dedicated to the families of the battalion and the brigade. In a video published on 21 January 2024, by his brigade, the commander of the 271st Battalion, Lt. Col. Yossi Edri, is seen giving a speech and counting down prior to the demolition, with Eitan Gilboa standing beside him. Edri states: “We convey a clear message from here to........

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