
一名曾在以色列军队服役的英国男子被拍到在加沙一所燃烧的学校前摆姿势拍照,引发要求进一步调查其潜在涉嫌战争罪行的呼声,据调查新闻机构“Declassified UK”调查报道。
A British man who served in the Israeli military was photographed posing in front of a burning school in Gaza, prompting calls for a further investigation into his potential involvement in war crimes, according to an investigation by Declassified UK.
该机构在YouTube上发布的一段影片将该男子确认为乔纳森·伯曼,一名英国公民,据报道曾在曼彻斯特上学,随后在以色列度过间隔年,后加入以色列军队。
A film published by the investigative news outlet on YouTube identified the man as Jonathan Burman, a British citizen who reportedly attended school in Manchester before spending a gap year in Israel and later joining the Israeli army.
以色列军方向Declassified证实,伯曼曾在第55旅服役,这是一支精锐预备役伞兵部队。
The Israeli military confirmed to Declassified that Burman served in the 55th Brigade, an elite reserve paratrooper unit.
据调查,伯曼曾在一个私人Instagram账号上发布该照片。图像显示他似乎位于加沙汗尤尼斯地区,身后可见大面积破坏。
According to the investigation, Burman posted the photograph on a private Instagram account. The image appeared to show him in Gaza's Khan Younis area, with extensive destruction visible behind him.
透明度监督组织Airwars将该学校追踪至汗尤尼斯以东的巴尼苏海拉,确认为法拉比伊斯兰学校。
Airwars, a transparency watchdog, traced the school to Bani Suheila, east of Khan Younis, identifying it as Madrasa al-Farabi.
该校于2023年12月12日遭以色列士兵袭击。然而,Airwars发现,以色列军方一份描述针对所谓恐怖分子小组行动的声明,指向的却是约两公里外的另一所学校。
The school was attacked by Israeli soldiers on Dec. 12, 2023. However, Airwars found that an Israeli military statement describing an operation against an alleged terrorist cell referred to a different school about two kilometers away.
影片还引用了欣德·拉贾布基金会的研究,该研究确定了伯曼极可能服役的军事连队,并将其与汗尤尼斯的近距离战斗及住宅楼破坏联系起来。
The film also cited research by the Hind Rajab Foundation, which identified a military company Burman likely served with and linked it to close combat and the destruction of residential buildings in Khan Younis.
曾在该旅第66营担任医护兵的尤瓦尔·格林告诉Declassified,一些士兵受极端宗教信仰驱使,视战争为杀害巴勒斯坦人并驱逐他们的机会。
Yuval Green, a former medic in the brigade's 66th Battalion, told Declassified that some soldiers were motivated by extreme religious beliefs and viewed the war as an opportunity to kill Palestinians and displace them.
联合国被占领巴勒斯坦领土调查委员会成员克里斯·西多蒂表示,所呈现的证据值得进一步调查,同时强调这并不能确立伯曼的罪行。他呼吁伦敦大都会警察局展开调查。Declassified称,伯曼未回应置评请求。
Chris Sidoti, a member of the UN Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, said the evidence presented warranted further investigation while stressing that it did not establish Burman's guilt. He called on London's Metropolitan Police to investigate. Burman did not respond to requests for comment, Declassified said.
据称,估计有2000名英以双重国籍人士在以色列对加沙的战争期间曾在以色列军队服役。
An estimated 2,000 British-Israeli dual nationals are believed to have served in the Israeli military during its war on Gaza, it noted.
4月,伦敦大都会警察局表示,不会对10名被指控在加沙犯有战争罪和反人类罪的英国公民展开调查,理由是定罪前景不现实,且难以开展有效调查。
In April, London's Metropolitan Police said it would not investigate 10 British nationals accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza, citing no realistic prospect of conviction and difficulties conducting an effective investigation.
该决定是在巴勒斯坦权利组织向该部队战争罪部门递交一份文件之后作出的。
The decision followed a dossier submitted by Palestinian rights groups to the force's war crimes unit.