The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) has formally submitted an urgent legal complaint to the Ministry of Justice and Public Order, the Chief of Police, and the Attorney General of the Republic of Cyprus. The filing demands the immediate arrest and detention of Ori Narkis, an Israeli soldier currently present in Limassol, who is suspected of committing war crimes, crimes against humanity, and acts of genocide in the Gaza Strip.
Represented by Cypriot lawyer Nikolètta Charalambídou, HRF asserts that Narkis, a member of the 432nd Infantry Battalion ‘Tzabar’ of the Givati Brigade, falls under the jurisdiction of Cypriot courts pursuant to the principle of universal jurisdiction enshrined in Article 5(1)(e)(v) of the Cyprus Penal Code. The complaint is backed by a comprehensive investigative report detailing Narkis’s direct involvement in the destruction of the Aleppo Elementary Mixed School B in Beit Lahia and the forcible displacement of its civilian inhabitants.