Itamar Ben-Gvir
Israeli National Security Minister
Ben-Gvir, as Israel’s Minister of National Security, implemented policies that led to the systematic killing and physical destruction of Palestinian civilians, authorized torture and inhuman treatment, took decisions to deliberately complicate and destroy the living conditions of civilians, ordered attacks that resulted in civilian casualties, encouraged violations of personal honor and dignity, and carried out blockade policies that condemned civilians to starvation, in violation of his obligations to protect civilians during armed conflict and observe fundamental human rights.
“We’re allowing thousands of people to acquire weapons, (...) allowing as many civilians as possible to have weapons, we’re buying more and more weapons and distributing them”
19.10.2023 - Itamar Ben-Gvir
November 20, 2023, West Jerusalem-Israel (AA - Vincenzo Circosta)
Crimes under Rome Statute
Article 8, 2-b (vi):Killing or wounding treacherously individuals belonging to the hostile nation or army
Article 7, 1-a:Murder” when committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack
Article 8, 2-b (i):Intentionally directing attacks against the civilian population
Article 7, 1-k:Other inhumane acts of a similar character intentionally causing great suffering
“As long as Hamas does not release the hostages it is holding, the only thing that needs to enter Gaza is hundreds of tons of explosives by the Air Force, and not an ounce of humanitarian aid”
25.10.2023 - Itamar Ben-Gvir
October 9, 2023, Gaza City-Gaza (AA - Ashraf Amra)
Crimes under Rome Statute
Article 8, 2-b (xxv):Intentionally using starvation of civilians as a method of warfare
Article 7, 2-b:Extermination includes the intentional infliction of conditions of life calculated to bring about the destruction of part of a population
Article 6, 1-c:Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions oflife calculated to bring about its physical destruction
Article 8, 2-b (iv):Intentionally launching an attack in the knowledge that such attack will cause incidental loss of life or injury to civilians or damage to civilian objects
“I want the possibility to behead head after head, head after head of the Nukhba (the special forces unit of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades)”
20.11.2023 - Itamar Ben-Gvir
October 31, 2023, Northern Gaza-Gaza (AA - Fadi Alwhidi)
Crimes under Rome Statute
Article 8, 2-b (xxi):Committing outrages upon personal dignity, in particular humiliating and degrading treatment
Article 7, 1-a:Murder” when committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack
Article 8, 2-c (i):Violence to life and person, in particular murder of all kinds
Article 8, 2-b (vi):Killing or wounding treacherously individuals belonging to the hostile nation or army
“To be clear, when we say that Hamas should be destroyed, it also means those who celebrate, those who support, and those who hand out candy — they’re all terrorists, and they should also be destroyed”
10.11.2023 - Itamar Ben-Gvir
December 20, 2024, Northern Gaza-Gaza (AA - Dawoud Abo Alkas)
Crimes under Rome Statute
Article 7, 1-k:Other inhumane acts of a similar character intentionally causing great suffering
Article 7, 2-b:Extermination includes the intentional infliction of conditions of life calculated to bring about the destruction of part of a population
Article 6, 1-c:Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions oflife calculated to bring about its physical destruction
Article 8, 2-b (iv):Intentionally launching an attack in the knowledge that such attack will cause incidental loss of life or injury to civilians or damage to civilian objects
“In accordance with our directive, the terrorists receive the most stringent conditions: eight handcuffed terrorists in a dark cell, iron beds, toilets in a hole in the floor, and the anthem Hatikvah playing continuously in the background.”
14.11.2023 - Itamar Ben-Gvir
October 14, 2024, Deir al-Balah-Gaza (AA - Ashraf Amra)
Crimes under Rome Statute
Article 8, 2-b (xxi):Committing outrages upon personal dignity, in particular humiliating and degrading treatment
Article 7, 1-f:Torture
Article 8, 2-a (ii):Torture or inhuman treatment
Article 8, 2-c (ii):Committing outrages upon personal dignity, in particular humiliating and degrading treatment
“Israel received American support to open the gates of hell on Gaza”
12.5.2025 - Itamar Ben-Gvir
September 7, 2025, Gaza City-Gaza (AA - Ali Jadallah)
Crimes under Rome Statute
Article 6, 1-a:Killing members of the group
Article 6, 1-c:Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions oflife calculated to bring about its physical destruction
Article 7, 1-h:Persecution against any identifiable group or collectivity on political, racial, national, ethnic, cultural, religious grounds”
Article 8, 2-b (i):Intentionally directing attacks against the civilian population