The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) has formally filed a denunciation with the competent authorities in Sri Lanka concerning Israeli-American soldier Jake Burkons.

Jake Burkons, a dual national of Israel and the United States (Texas), served in Company D of the 603rd Combat Engineering Battalion, part of the 7th Armoured Brigade of the Israeli army.

The 603rd Combat Engineering Battalion has emerged, through extensive documentation, as a central operational unit in the widespread destruction of civilian infrastructure across Gaza.

Burkons himself published visual evidence on his social media accounts showing his presence inside Gaza, including in Khan Younis and Rafah. In one instance, he is seen holding a detonation cable inside a destroyed civilian building alongside fellow soldiers, indicating active participation in a controlled demolition. In another, he shared footage of such a demolition operation, geotagged to Khan Younis and marked with his company’s insignia.

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The Israeli army imposes a curfew on Palestinians as settlers run amok in Wadi al-Hussein, in the city of Hebron.

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The foreign ministers of the three countries have sent a letter to the High Representative, Kaja Kallas, in which they request "urgent review of the response of the European Union" and decisive and immediate action given the level of violence and the seriousness of the current situation in Lebanon.

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The General Authority for Civil Affairs has informed the Ministry of Health that 25-year-old Muhammad Ahmad Suweiti was killed by Israeli forces this morning in the town of Afqis, west of the city of Dura in Hebron, and that his body is being held.

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NYC Yesterday Friday April 17th

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