ISTANBUL

Two Israeli soldiers who fought in Gaza fled Amsterdam and returned to Israel after a pro-Palestinian organization tracked them down on social media, Israeli public broadcaster KAN reported on Tuesday.

The soldiers were evacuated from Amsterdam after organizations working to issue arrest warrants against Israeli soldiers circulated their photos, KAN said.

The Israeli Genocide Tracker, a pro-Palestinian organization, published on Monday photos of the soldiers on X, saying: “After participating in the Gaza genocide, this Israeli tank commander from the 52nd Battalion, who was involved in kidnapping hundreds of civilians (especially in Jabalia) and who enjoyed taking selfies with them, landed in Amsterdam today for a vacation."

The two soldiers had permission to travel to the Netherlands, according to Israel’s Channel 12.

The Israeli military decided that the soldiers should cut their vacation short and return to Israel, and were told to delete all footage related to the war in Gaza from their social media.

The Israeli army is said to have warned its personnel from traveling abroad over fear of prosecution for alleged war crimes in Gaza.

Israeli media reported in January that a soldier accused of committing war crimes in Gaza had fled Brazil, where authorities were pressing for an investigation into his actions.​​​​​​​