Cyprus Opens Investigation Into Visiting Israeli War Criminal IOF Lieutenant Elisha Livman

"𝙬𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙡 𝙬𝙚 𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙣 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙂𝙖𝙯𝙖"
- Livman filmed himself burning a house in Gaza.

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𝐋𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐥, 𝐂𝐲𝐩𝐫𝐮𝐬, 𝟏𝟒 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 – The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) has lodged an urgent complaint with Cypriot authorities, calling for immediate action against Elisha Livman, a lieutenant in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), currently visiting Cyprus on a tourist visa. Livman, an officer in the T80 Infantry Unit, Sayeret Givati, have committed serious war crimes and exhibited genocidal intent in recent military operations in Gaza.

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐄𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

The complaint submitted by HRF is supported by substantial video evidence that highlights Livman’s involvement in activities that constitute severe violations of international law:

𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝟏: Livman is captured setting civilian property on fire while openly declaring his intent to continue such actions throughout Gaza. His statements imply an objective of extensive and indiscriminate destruction.

𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝟐: Livman is seen pointing to destroyed civilian homes in Gaza, describing a strategy designed to drive out the local population, thereby facilitating settlement in these areas. His commentary reveals an intent to forcibly displace and replace communities, in violation of international norms.

In addition to his actions in Gaza, recent social media posts by Livman made during his visit to Cyprus incite violence against a Lebanese-owned restaurant in Limassol, underscoring the 𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 nature of his inflammatory rhetoric.

𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬: The Hind Rajab Foundation respectfully urges Cypriot authorities to:

𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: An immediate and comprehensive review of the submitted evidence is requested to evaluate the validity of the allegations.

𝐈𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞 𝐚 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫: To ensure Livman’s availability during the investigation, HRF calls on Cypriot authorities to issue a detention order, preventing his departure from the country.

𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Cyprus is encouraged to work closely with international legal entities to support the investigation and any potential prosecution.

𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: This case rests upon both Cypriot and international legal principles, which strongly support the need for immediate action:

𝐂𝐲𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐭 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐞: Provides for the prosecution of grave international crimes, including those committed outside Cypriot territory, under the doctrine of universal jurisdiction.

𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: Prohibit attacks on civilians and civilian property during armed conflict; the acts documented in this complaint represent clear breaches of these conventions.

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞: Statements attributed to Livman in the evidence meet criteria for genocidal intent as outlined in this convention.

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭: As a state party to the Rome Statute, Cyprus holds obligations to prosecute war crimes and crimes against humanity, including actions targeting civilian populations.