17:I[66739,["/_next/static/chunks/0.3dg.jzl0xwf.js?dpl=dpl_6rgLmP9cEoGQaJFkbQupH1c1WvHB","/_next/static/chunks/05hx6kuf6-oy4.js?dpl=dpl_6rgLmP9cEoGQaJFkbQupH1c1WvHB","/_next/static/chunks/0e~mn1op2jzz5.js?dpl=dpl_6rgLmP9cEoGQaJFkbQupH1c1WvHB","/_next/static/chunks/0juapqyy99ga..js?dpl=dpl_6rgLmP9cEoGQaJFkbQupH1c1WvHB","/_next/static/chunks/06ze19tienhj6.js?dpl=dpl_6rgLmP9cEoGQaJFkbQupH1c1WvHB","/_next/static/chunks/06dn~uer6.43l.js?dpl=dpl_6rgLmP9cEoGQaJFkbQupH1c1WvHB"],"default"] 19:I[38632,["/_next/static/chunks/0qqtp3r0h7kah.js?dpl=dpl_6rgLmP9cEoGQaJFkbQupH1c1WvHB","/_next/static/chunks/0iukvycbd42rl.js?dpl=dpl_6rgLmP9cEoGQaJFkbQupH1c1WvHB"],"IconMark"] 18:T499,The Justice Department launched a team in December 2023 to look into allegations of war crimes committed during Russia's war in Ukraine. The team isn't limited to looking only at that conflict, though — but in the months since the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, the DOJ has been nearly silent on the topic of possible war crimes there.

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