Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares was among a group of international legal officials invited to Israel last week to examine evidence of atrocities committed by Hamas last month during a rampage from the Gaza Strip that killed at least 1,200 people and resulted in hundreds of others being abducted, Israeli officials said Thursday.

Along with the U.S., prosecutors from Germany, France, Argentina and Austria visited farming communities surrounding Gaza that were attacked by Hamas militants, and the city of Sderot, which has been targeted by rocket attacks since the start of Israel’s war against the Iranian-backed terror group.

The delegation met family members of those who were killed and abducted by Hamas militants.

“The heinous crimes of Hamas are not directed only against Israelis, but against all humanity,” Mr. Miyares said in a statement released by the Israeli government. “We will do everything in our power to fight the organization and its people, wherever they are.”

The Israeli Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Foreign Affairs invited the delegation of international legal officials. They were briefed by Israel’s state prosecutor, Amit Eisman, who presented evidence gathered during their ongoing investigation into the attack, along with representatives of the Israel Defense Forces and the Israeli Security Agency, officials said.

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