US collected intel on IDF lawyers’ warnings about evidence to support Gaza war crimes charges – report

By Reuters and ToI Staff 7 November 2025, 6:44 pm

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Five former American officials tell Reuters that the US gathered intelligence last year saying Israel’s military lawyers warned there was evidence that could support war crimes charges over actions in the Gaza Strip.

The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, don’t provide details on what the evidence was that the lawyers were concerned about.

The intelligence prompted an interagency meeting at the National Security Council, at which officials and lawyers debated how and whether to respond to the findings, the report says.

Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter declines to comment for the story. Neither the Prime Minister’s Office nor the IDF spokesperson immediately respond to Reuters’ requests.