India called on to arrest Israeli reservist holidaying in country

India is facing calls to arrest an Israeli reservist currently on holiday in the country over alleged war crimes.

Brussels-based organisation the Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) filed an urgent complaint with Indian officials on Tuesday relating to Eitan Gilboa, who is in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh.

Submitted to the Indian police, home affairs ministry and immigration bureau, the complaint identified Gilboa as a reservist in the 271st Combat Engineering Battalion. 

In a statement, HRF outlined its investigation into Gilboa, alleging that he “personally carried out and celebrated the systematic demolition of entire residential blocks in Gaza as acts of revenge, constituting war crimes under the Geneva Conventions Act, 1960.”

Citing videos shared by his mother on social media, the organisation named several instances in which Gilboa celebrated and participated in the destruction of infrastructure in Gaza, including in Khan Younis and Rafah.

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