Israel has helped a former soldier leave Brazil after legal action was initiated against him by a group accusing Israelis of war crimes in the Gaza Strip based in part on soldiers' social media posts.

Jerusalem – Israel has helped a former soldier leave Brazil after legal action was initiated against him by a group accusing Israelis of war crimes in the Gaza Strip based in part on soldiers' social media posts.

Brazilian attorney Maria Pinheiro talks to Becky Anderson about the verification process she undertook to file a war crimes case against a vacationing former Israeli soldier who served in Gaza, and who fled Brazil with the assistance of Israel’s embassy there.

Israeli soldiers who have posted on social media about their service in Gaza are increasingly facing scrutiny abroad — sometimes prompting their swift evacuation from countries where they are vacationing.

Fury erupted in Israel after news broke late last week that the country’s foreign ministry had to move urgently to evacuate one of its citizens from Brazil after reports that he was about to be arrested on suspicion of committing war crimes during his service in the Gaza war.