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   Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Tuesday, 17-Feb-2026 06:51:49 JST Aral Balkan

   RE: https://veganism.social/@vega/116082348193137301

   “Israeli military data identifies over 50,000 foreign nationals, including Western and Arab citizens, serving during the Gaza genocide.

   …

   According to figures published by Yedioth Ahronoth and detailed in regional reporting, the largest contingent consists of 12,135 United States nationals.

   They are followed by 6,127 French nationals and 5,067 Russian nationals.

   The data further records 3,901 German nationals, 3,210 Ukrainian nationals, 1,686 British nationals, and 1,675 Romanian nationals serving in the army.

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   Legal experts say the participation of foreign nationals opens the door to prosecutions under the principle of universal jurisdiction, allowing courts to pursue suspected war crimes regardless of nationality or location.

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   Several countries have already seen legal action. Canadian federal police opened investigations into suspected war crimes believed to involve dual-national reservists. In Belgium and the United Kingdom, rights organizations filed complaints before national authorities and the International Criminal Court targeting hundreds of individuals, including European citizens.”

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     RFanciola (rfancio@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Feb-2026 17:14:52 JST RFanciola

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     @aral There are 508 Swiss people too, according to Declassified UK, where a table including 22 Countries is published. And Italian, Dutch, Belgian, Austrian, Spanish...
     https://www.declassifieduk.org/over-2000-britons-served-for-israel-amid-gaza-genocide/

     Aral Balkan repeated this.
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     Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Feb-2026 17:14:54 JST Aral Balkan

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     • AK
     • Palestine_Group

     @adachika192 @palestine Alt text: DECLASSIFIED UK
     Table: Top foreign nationalities serving in the Israeli military
     Order of items is Nationality, Dual-nationals, Multi-nationals:
     USA
     12135
     1207
     French
     6127
     337
     Russian
     5067
     102
     German
     3901
     292
     Ukrainian
     3210
     56
     British
     1686
     383
     Romanian
     1675
     85
     Polish
     1668
     149
     Ethiopian
     1387
     29
     Candian
     1185
     339
     Hungarian
     885
     53
     Italian
     828
     100
     Argentine
     609
     56
     Dutch
     559
     86
     Brazilian
     505
     91
     Australian
     502
     119
     South African
     415
     74
     Belgian
     406
     65
     Austrian
     390
     54
     Swiss
     373
     135
     Spanish
     372
     79
     Czech
     309
     22
     Source: Israel Defence Forces via Elad Man / Hatzlacha
     Date of FOl request: March 2025

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     AK (adachika192@hcommons.social)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Feb-2026 17:14:55 JST AK

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     • Palestine_Group

     The table.

     cf. https://hcommons.social/@adachika192/116063401033781959

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