{"id":9062,"date":"2026-08-01T12:04:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T10:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elsc.support\/?p=9062"},"modified":"2026-08-01T12:04:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T10:04:29","slug":"hrf-and-elsc-file-urgent-criminal-complaint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elsc.support\/fr\/hrf-and-elsc-file-urgent-criminal-complaint\/","title":{"rendered":"HRF and ELSC File Urgent Criminal Complaint Against Israeli Reservist Present in the Netherlands"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindrajabfoundation.org\/posts\/hrf-and-elsc-file-urgent-criminal-complaint-against-israeli-reservist-present-in-utrecht-the-netherlands\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Originally published by the Hind Rajab Foundation\u00a0<\/a><\/h6>\r\n<p class=\"[&amp;_a]:underline md:text-md lg:text-xl md:leading-7 lg:leading-8\"><strong>30 July 2026, Brussels, Belgium \/ Utrecht, The Netherlands<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 On 26 July 2026, the Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF), in collaboration with the European Legal Support Center (ELSC) and represented by Mr. Haroon Raza, filed an urgent criminal complaint with the Dutch National Public Prosecutor\u2019s Office against <strong>Leon Khlebnikov<\/strong>, an Israeli reservist and tank gunner currently present in the Netherlands.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"[&amp;_a]:underline md:text-md lg:text-xl md:leading-7 lg:leading-8\">Khlebnikov is accused of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide against the Palestinian people, pursuant to the Dutch International Crimes Act (Wet Internationale Misdrijven). The complaint centers on his documented involvement in the <strong>destruction of civilian infrastructure in Gaza<\/strong>, including the deliberate demolition of a school in Rafah, which he documented on social media.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"[&amp;_a]:underline md:text-md lg:text-xl md:leading-7 lg:leading-8\">The complaint was filed with extreme urgency after HRF received credible information that Khlebnikov is <strong>in the Netherlands from 27-31 July 2026 to serve as a judge at the European Universities Debating Championships (EUDC), hosted by Utrecht University<\/strong>. Affiliated with Ben-Gurion University\u2019s debating society, Khlebnikov is spending the week in the Netherlands following his deployment and participation in the ongoing genocide in Gaza.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"[&amp;_a]:underline md:text-md lg:text-xl md:leading-7 lg:leading-8\">During his stay in the Netherlands, Khlebnikov continued to display blatant disregard for international law, mocking anti-genocide protesters, referring to them as \u201cpathetic,\u201d at a time when Dutch authorities were already examining allegations against him.<\/p>\r\n<p>Despite the HRF and ELSC complaint, no action has been taken to date. His short stay poses a significant risk that he may leave the country before Dutch authorities hold him accountable.<\/p>\r\n<h3 class=\"text-xl md:text-2xl font-extrabold tracking-tighter leading-tight\"><strong>Documented War Crimes and Mockery of Victims <\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<p class=\"[&amp;_a]:underline md:text-md lg:text-xl md:leading-7 lg:leading-8\">Khlebnikov documented his deployment to Gaza through social media, employing dark satire to disseminate footage of his direct participation in military operations and acts of destruction. He framed the systematic destruction of civilian infrastructure as entertainment, trivializing the humanitarian catastrophe and genocide unfolding in Gaza.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"[&amp;_a]:underline md:text-md lg:text-xl md:leading-7 lg:leading-8\"><strong>Key evidence includes:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul class=\"md:text-md lg:text-xl md:leading-7 lg:leading-8 pl-8 list-disc\">\r\n<li class=\"\" value=\"1\">A series of videos showing the demolition of a school in Rafah. In one clip, he wears a backpack and sarcastically announces, <em>\u201cHello everyone! I\u2019m off to school. What a joy, what a thrill!\u201d <\/em>The final video shows the controlled demolition of the school and is captioned, <em>\u201cWell, the school year ended earlier than expected. Urgent, what is the number for The Hague?\u201d<\/em><\/li>\r\n<li class=\"\" value=\"2\">Throughout 2025, Khlebnikov posted content portraying the destruction of civilian infrastructure as entertainment, including the caption, <em>\u201cYour taxes vs. also your taxes,\u201d<\/em> mocking the use of public funds to finance the devastation inflicted by the Israeli military in Gaza.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p class=\"[&amp;_a]:underline md:text-md lg:text-xl md:leading-7 lg:leading-8\">By explicitly referencing \u201cThe Hague\u201d (the seat of the International Criminal Court), Khlebnikov displayed knowledge of the criminal nature of his actions<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-9062-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hindrajabfoundation.org\/api\/media\/file\/Video%20destruction%20-%20Leon%20Khlebnikov%2C%20the%20Netherlands.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindrajabfoundation.org\/api\/media\/file\/Video%20destruction%20-%20Leon%20Khlebnikov%2C%20the%20Netherlands.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.hindrajabfoundation.org\/api\/media\/file\/Video%20destruction%20-%20Leon%20Khlebnikov%2C%20the%20Netherlands.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\r\n<p><em>Leon Khlebnikov is accused of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide against the Palestinian people. Throughout 2025, Khlebnikov posted content portraying the destruction of civilian infrastructure as entertainment<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Natacha Bracq, Head of Litigation at the Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF)<\/strong>: \u201cThe destruction of schools is part of a systematic campaign to erase Palestinian life and identity. Leon Khlebnikov did not just participate in this destruction; he celebrated and mocked it. His presence in the Netherlands offers a unique window to enforce international law.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Daan de Grefte, Senior Legal Officer at the European Legal Support Center (ELSC):<\/strong> \u201cAccountability for war crimes should be the bare minimum after three years of ongoing genocide in Palestine. Once again, our organisations have to initiate legal action and fight for what should be a basic task of Dutch law enforcement. This case is emblematic also in showing the clear role Dutch universities still have, after all their promises, in rehabilitating and giving a platform to war criminals.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Originally published by the Hind Rajab Foundation\u00a0 30 July 2026, Brussels, Belgium \/ Utrecht, The Netherlands\u00a0\u2013 On 26 July 2026, the Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF), in collaboration with the European Legal Support Center (ELSC) and represented by Mr. Haroon Raza, filed an urgent criminal complaint with the Dutch National Public Prosecutor\u2019s Office against Leon Khlebnikov,&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":9070,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[140,143,141],"test-2":[],"country":[115],"blog_categories":[],"class_list":["post-9062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-release","tag-accountability","tag-complicity","tag-war-crimes","country-nl"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":55,"label":"Press Release"}],"post_tag":[{"value":140,"label":"Accountability"},{"value":143,"label":"Complicity"},{"value":141,"label":"war crimes"}],"country":[{"value":115,"label":"The Netherlands"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/elsc.support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Leon-Khlebnikov-2-1024x576.png",1024,576,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"Abir","author_link":"https:\/\/elsc.support\/fr\/author\/abir\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":55,"name":"Press Release","slug":"press-release","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":55,"taxonomy":"category","description":"Official updates shared with media or public.","parent":0,"count":82,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":55,"category_count":82,"category_description":"Official updates shared with media or public.","cat_name":"Press Release","category_nicename":"press-release","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":[{"term_id":140,"name":"Accountability","slug":"accountability","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":140,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"Legal and institutional accountability","parent":0,"count":28,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":143,"name":"Complicity","slug":"complicity","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":143,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"Complicity of actors in violations","parent":0,"count":22,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":141,"name":"war crimes","slug":"war-crimes","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":141,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":8,"filter":"raw"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elsc.support\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9062","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elsc.support\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elsc.support\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elsc.support\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elsc.support\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9062"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/elsc.support\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9062\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9084,"href":"https:\/\/elsc.support\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9062\/revisions\/9084"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elsc.support\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elsc.support\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elsc.support\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elsc.support\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9062"},{"taxonomy":"test-2","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elsc.support\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/test-2?post=9062"},{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elsc.support\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=9062"},{"taxonomy":"blog_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elsc.support\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog_categories?post=9062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}