U.S. Shielded Israel’s War Crimes Despite Internal Warnings
Despite these red flags, the U.S. under President Donald Trump — continued to shield the Zionist entity, blocking accountability mechanisms and providing cover for atrocities
Palestine, PUREWILAYAH.COM — U.S. intelligence assessments have revealed that senior Israeli army legal advisors repeatedly warned that Tel Aviv’s actions in Gaza could constitute war crimes, according to a detailed Reuters report citing five former U.S. officials.
The classified information, collected throughout the first year of the Israeli assault on Gaza, exposes deep internal concern within the Israeli military’s own legal apparatus regarding the deliberate targeting of civilians and humanitarian workers.
One former U.S. official described these internal warnings as “among the most alarming intelligence” ever delivered to senior Washington policymakers since the war began in October 2023.
Despite these red flags, the U.S. government — under President Donald Trump — continued to shield the Zionist entity, blocking accountability mechanisms and providing political, military, and diplomatic cover for atrocities that have killed more than 69,000 Palestinians so far, according to Gaza’s health authorities.
U.S. Role in Concealing Israeli Crimes
Rather than intervening to prevent war crimes, Washington reportedly facilitated their concealment. Sources confirmed that the U.S. administration worked to pressure international platforms to remove visual evidence of Israeli atrocities from the public domain — including hundreds of videos documenting bombings, executions, and torture in Gaza.
This direct interference coincided with a May 2024 U.S. government report acknowledging for the first time that there were “reasonable concerns” that Israel had violated international humanitarian law. However, Washington deliberately refrained from taking any punitive measures or reconsidering its military aid to Tel Aviv.
The episode once again underscores Washington’s complicity in genocide, as it acts not as a neutral observer but as the principal enabler of Israel’s crimes.
Israeli Legal Crisis and Whistleblower Persecution
The revelations have now triggered turmoil inside the Israeli military itself. Major General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, the Israeli army’s top legal official, resigned after being accused of leaking footage showing the sexual abuse of a Palestinian detainee at the Sde Teiman detention camp.
The leaked video — reportedly one of several documenting systemic abuse of prisoners — shows masked occupation soldiers leading a bound and blindfolded detainee behind riot shields before assaulting him. Medical records later confirmed severe internal injuries, including a ruptured bowel and broken ribs.
Instead of investigating the perpetrators, Israeli authorities have pursued Tomer-Yerushalmi for “breach of trust” and “obstruction of justice,” a move widely seen as an attempt to silence potential whistleblowers within the military command.
Cover-Up and Attempted Suicide
In the days following the leak, Tomer-Yerushalmi was placed under house arrest for ten days and barred from contacting other suspects. Shortly afterward, she was hospitalized after an apparent drug overdose, discovered in her home following a brief disappearance.
A mobile phone belonging to her was later found submerged near Tel Aviv’s Tsuk Beach, displaying personal photos that linked it to the missing general.
Authorities believe the incident may have been an attempted suicide amid pressure from senior officials seeking to suppress further disclosures about Israeli crimes in detention facilities.
War Crimes Behind the “Ceasefire” Narrative
These events have intensified international concern over the systematic destruction of Gaza, which continues despite claims of “ceasefire” agreements.
Reports indicate that Israeli occupation forces have used starvation, mass bombing, and arbitrary detentions as tools of warfare — acts that clearly violate the Geneva Conventions.
Meanwhile, Washington continues to block international investigations, particularly those led by the International Criminal Court (ICC), while ensuring Tel Aviv’s impunity through diplomatic channels.
A Pattern of Impunity
The internal warnings from Israeli army lawyers, the silencing of whistleblowers, and the U.S. government’s direct role in censorship form a consistent pattern: a coordinated system designed to protect war criminals, not civilians.
As the Axis of Resistance and independent nations continue to call for justice, the latest revelations add to the growing evidence that Israel’s campaign in Gaza is not a war of defense, but an American-backed genocide — carried out under the cover of legal deceit and political manipulation. (PW)