Never before had a war provided so many images and testimonies as the one between Israel and Hamas, so much evidence of war crimes violating international humanitarian law. Do the advocates of reconciliation, justice and peace still have a voice?All eyes are now on the International Court of Justice, and the role it will play regarding extremely polarized parties. Will it be as impartial, universal and independent as it is on paper? And as the UN, the International Criminal Court and even the Geneva Conventions are being criticized, the stakes are huge: if the ICC fails, all major world institutions could be called into question. Impunity today would mean darker times tomorrow. What is international justice doing regarding war crimes in Gaza and Israel?

Filming locations
The Hague, Netherlands (International Court of Justice and International Criminal Court).
Gaza Strip, Palestine (bombardments, humanitarian situation, hospitals, refugee camps in Rafah).
Be'eri and Magen Kibbutzim (October 7 massacre), Kerem Shalom crossing, Route 232 running along the Gaza wall.
Jerusalem (Doctors Without Borders coordination base).
Cairo, Egypt (press conference of the ICC Prosecutor).
Geneva, Switzerland (ICRC headquarters).

Main contributors
Johann Soufi, lawyer and international law expert, former international prosecutor.
Lior Haiat, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel.
Cordula Droege, chief legal officer of the ICRC.
Pascal Hundt, head of delegation for the ICRC in Rafah.
Fadi El Abdallah, spokesperson for the International Criminal Court.
Guillemette Thomas, medical coordinator for Doctors Without Borders based in Jerusalem.
Yael Vias Gvirtzman, Israeli lawyer specializing in international crimes.

Key themes
The slowness and helplessness of international justice in the face of war crimes committed by Hamas and Israel since October 7, 2023.
Violations of international humanitarian law on both sides: terrorist attacks and hostage-taking, as well as the siege of Gaza, starvation, and the bombardment of civilians and medical infrastructure.
How to formulate an adequate response under international law when Israel is doing everything to undermine the credibility of international institutions?

Key figures
1.7 million refugees crammed into Rafah across 65 square kilometers.

Quotes
Johann Soufi: "International criminal justice is often the last hope for populations who have already lost everything ."
Pascal Hundt, ICRC: "In the best-case scenario, we might have one truck for 10,000 or 20,000 people per day. What is happening here is a disgrace."
Jacob, resident of Magen: "We don't give a damn about international justice, quite simply because it doesn't exist."