The International Criminal Court's (ICC) arrest warrants imposed on Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the former Defense Minister Yoav Galant brought about a possiblity of criminal proceedings against officers and soldiers operating in Gaza who intend to go abroad.
The IDF has asked soldiers to refrain from traveling abroad and even demanded that eight return from the country in which they were staying for fear of being arrested.
According to Ynet, the IDF also demanded that the fighters not upload photos and videos of themselves abroad to social networks, explaining: "There are pro-Palestinian organizations that have prepared blacklists of fighters."
Yoav Zeitoun also reports that the IDF has identified 30 cases in which complaints have been filed and criminal proceedings have even begun against officers and combatants, fearing that these actions will lead to arrests and investigations abroad.