At a time when the Israeli Ministry of Justice, the legal advisor to the government, and the Public Prosecution began taking rapid legislative measures to enact a new law related to the arrest and trial of thousands of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip who were arrested on suspicion of participating in the Hamas attack on October 7, it was reported that judicial officials Israelis held consultations with a number of prosecutors and legal institutions in European countries regarding judicial prosecutions against members of the Palestinian movement. In parallel, Israeli fears have emerged of a counter-reaction by human rights institutions that also intend to prosecute Israeli leaders on charges of committing crimes against humanity during the war on Gaza.

Legal sources in Tel Aviv said that the High Court of Justice convening in The Hague to deliberate on South Africa’s lawsuit against Israel, accusing it of committing the crime of genocide, opened a counter-channel that could confuse Israeli efforts against Hamas members. Therefore, the Israeli Ministry of Justice decided to proceed slowly in its efforts and seek advice from Western experts. In this context, Ghali Behrav Meara, the legal advisor to the Israeli government, met with a number of senior judicial advisors and prosecutors in the United States, Germany, the Czech Republic, Portugal and Estonia, countries whose citizens were killed or captured by Hamas during an attack. October 7, as well as representatives of the embassies of Japan, Australia and Denmark, to hear their opinions on the matter. They were informed of the materials of the investigation that took place with the detained Hamas members and other participants in the attack. Video clips of the killing of Israeli and foreign civilians in that attack were shown to them. The Israelis asked their guests to help hold exceptional trials for these defendants, saying, “This is not only an internal Israeli issue, but should concern all human rights supporters in the world.”

The heads of foreign prosecutors met with members of the legal team that represented Israel before the International Court of Justice in The Hague to respond to South Africa’s lawsuit in which Israel was accused of committing genocide against the Gazans. They also met with officials in the Ministries of Security and Foreign Affairs and in the Israeli police, and listened to reports about the Israeli story. of the “Al-Aqsa Flood” attack and around the “Hamas” movement, and they participated in a tour of the towns of the “Gaza envelope.”