Overview
- Two U.S. officials said a State Department inspector general report identifies “many hundreds” of potential Leahy Law violations by Israeli military units in Gaza.
- The officials said the volume of cases would take the State Department multiple years to review.
- The report describes a bespoke Israel Leahy Vetting Forum requiring consensus by a U.S. working group that includes the embassy in Jerusalem and the Near Eastern Affairs bureau, consultation with Israel, and a secretary of state decision on any ineligibility finding.
- The inspector general’s office confirmed the report exists but declined comment because it is classified, and the State Department and the IDF did not respond to requests for comment.
- U.S. assistance to Israeli units has not been withheld to date despite past allegations, and the watchdog report was finalized just before the Oct. 10 ceasefire.