Hundreds of IDF investigations into killings without public outcome, BBC Verify finds
A BBC Verify investigation found that the Israeli military has failed to publish outcomes for the vast majority of 300 internal investigations into alleged killings or injuries of civilians. The report highlights a lack of transparency regarding incidents in Gaza, the West Bank, and Lebanon since October 2023.
Why it matters
The lack of public accountability in military investigations raises significant questions regarding international humanitarian law and transparency in conflict zones.
By Merlyn Thomas , BBC Verify correspondent and Maryam Ahmed Published 14 minutes ago BBC Verify has identified 254 incidents in which the Israeli military has been accused of killing or injuring people in Gaza, Lebanon, the occupied West Bank and Israel that it said it was investigating, but have no public outcome.
Using purpose-built AI tools, BBC Verify combed through more than 60,000 news reports and examined hundreds of incidents in which the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) faced allegations of harm since the start of the Gaza war. Following extensive manual checking of each incident, we found 300 cases that the military said it was looking into, only 28 of which had outcomes published on the IDF website. For a further 18 incidents it was unclear if the investigation has been concluded.
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