Syria: Israeli army accused of arbitrary arrests and detention
The Israeli army has arrested more than 200 people in southern Syria since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December 2024, according to the Sijil Centre, which tracks Israeli activity in Syria. The Israeli military says it is targeting “suspected terrorists”. Witnesses, for their part, have denounced the arbitrary arrests, while former detainees and their loved ones have raised serious…
A British man named Jonathan Burman, who once attended school in Manchester, is seen posing with an Israeli army uniform in front of a burning school in Gaza, according to a new documentary by Declassified UK. The film exposes Burman's actions, revealing that he served in the Israeli military in Gaza during the conflict. Declassified UK obtained evidence of Burman's photograph, which he had posted on his private Instagram account during his time in Gaza.
The school in the photo, Madrasa al-Farabi, was attacked by Israeli soldiers in December 2023. However, Israeli officials claimed they had eliminated a terrorist cell within the school, which later proved to be false. Burman, a member of the Israeli army's 55th Brigade, is suspected to have served in a battalion that has been linked to the destruction of residential buildings in Gaza.
The film also features interviews with individuals who serve in the same battalion, expressing concerns about the brutality of the fighting. While the documentary does not accuse Burman of war crimes, it calls for further investigation by the London Metropolitan Police's war crimes unit.
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