LiveLive Updates August 19, 2026Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeAugust 19, 2026Updates2 hours agoU.S. Senator Van Hollen says 'true accountability' needed for 'war crimes' after IDF opens criminal probesU.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, a progressive Democrat, told Haaretz the IDF must be held accountable for nearly 500 war crimes he said were identified by the U.S. government.U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) speaks during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on U.S. President Donald Trump's supplemental funding request for the Department of Defense, in Washington, July. Credit: Eric Lee/ REUTERSU.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) speaks during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on U.S. President Donald Trump's supplemental funding request for the Department of Defense, in Washington, July. Credit: Eric Lee/ REUTERSResponding to the IDF announcement earlier on Wednesday that it would open criminal probes into the killing of five-year-old Hind Rajab in Gaza, alongside a number of other high-profile cases from the war, Van Hollen told Haaretz: "Most of the world already knows that the IDF has committed war crimes in these case and many others.""What remains is the question of accountability," he said, adding that "true justice or accountability" may never be seen, given the Israeli government's "poor track record."After backlash over strikes in Syria, Netanyahu says Israel warned Turkey against military presence in countryPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel warned Turkey that it will not tolerate Turkish military consolidation in Syria, which he said threatens Israel.His remarks came after Israeli strikes on a Syrian air base, shortly after a Turkish delegation reportedly visited the site, sparked backlash from the United States.לא נסבול התבססות צבאית טורקית בסוריה שמאיימת על ישראל.