Israeli lawyers doubted legality of Gaza attack – Reuters | 9 Nov 2025 | Israeli military lawyers were reportedly concerned about the growing body of evidence suggesting that the country’s actions in Gaza could amount to war crimes, according to U.S. intelligence gathered during the first year of the conflict, five former American officials told Reuters. Israel launched its military campaign in response to the Hamas-led raid on October 7, 2023, which [reputedly] killed around 1,200 people. The retaliatory strikes and ground operations have since killed over 68,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s health authorities. A UN commission has accused Israel of committing acts amounting to genocide, as the country is the subject of two international proceedings — one before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and another at the International Criminal Court (ICC). According to a Reuters report published on Friday, the Israeli military itself had doubts “about the legality of its tactics that contrasted sharply with Israel’s public stance defending its actions.”