Israeli trooper who joined genocide barred from entering Czech Republic amid war crimes alerts: Report

The Czech government has barred an Israeli reservist from entering the country after French authorities issued a Schengen-wide “criminal alert” against him, Israeli media report.

According to Ynetnews, the unnamed reservist was detained for hours at Prague’s Vaclav Havel airport on Tuesday before being informed that he would not be allowed entry.

Authorities said the refusal was based on a warning issued by Paris, which effectively blocked his access to all European countries.

The person in question and his wife were confronted by four armed police officers at passport control, who informed them that entry was prohibited.

Czech officials explained that the French authorities had accused the reservist of involvement in “serious crimes,” and that only France could lift the ban.

The move highlights growing international scrutiny of Israeli atrocities in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, which began to respectively face a war of genocide and notable military escalation by the regime in 2023.

The couple attempted to contact the Israeli embassy in Paris, but were ultimately forced to return to the occupied territories.

The Israeli foreign ministry alleged that the reason for the refusal was unclear, but still brushed off the incident’s link to the individual’s participation in genocidal crimes.

In September, the pro-Palestinian legal advocacy organization Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) lodged a criminal complaint in the Czech Republic against an Israeli trooper on charges of committing war crimes and acts of genocide during the genocide.

The HRF said in a statement at the time that it had submitted the complaint to a court in Prague against Roei Haimatan, a member of the Israeli military’s Givati Brigade.

He was accused of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity in the coastal sliver, including forced displacement of civilians.

In December 2024, two Israeli forces were prevented from traveling to Australia unless they completed an extensive 13-page form, normally required for military personnel involved in armed conflict.

In January, an Israeli trooper fled Brazil amid an investigation into his actions in Gaza, while New Zealand introduced a new immigration policy requiring Israeli visa applicants to disclose details about their military service.

According to the Israeli regime’s Channel 13, the Israeli army has implemented measures in response to conceal the identities of forces of all ranks, amid arrest warrants and ongoing investigations of war crimes in Gaza.

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