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Binyamin Ben Eliezer
At the end of the '67 war, the suspect was the head of the
Sayeret Shaked IDF Unit. According to testimonies by Israeli and Egyptian
soldiers, the suspect ordered the killing of 250 Egyptian or Palestinian
fighters (exact nationality unclear) shortly after the war ended. Evidence
indicates that the killings were carried out using helicopters flying low
above the Sinai desert, hunting the retreating soldiers, some of whom were
unarmed.
Further eye-witness testimonies state that the suspect
personally executed prisoners of war who did not obey instructions. The
killing of soldiers after hostilities have ended, and the execution of
prisoners of war are all expressly prohibited under international law and
are classed as war crimes.
Between March 2001 and November 2002 the suspect, acting as
Minister of Defense, led a policy of extra judicial killings, collective
punishment and the shelling of residential areas in the West Bank and Gaza.
All of these actions are prohibited under international law and constitute war crimes and crime against humanity, and since July 2002 are prosecutable
in the International Criminal Court, The Hague, Netherlands.
In March 2007 the suspect, whilst still a government minister, canceled a trip to Egypt due to fear of arrest for his activities
in the '67 war.
Description of the suspect: an olive-skinned man, about 70,
black hair, larger than average build. |
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Photo courtesy of the IDF Spokesperson
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