The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF), a pro-Palestinian organization that pursues IDF soldiers who served in Gaza when they travel abroad, demanded on Tuesday that the US Justice Department arrest a dual Israeli-American IDF veteran who arrived in Los Angeles for World Cup matches.
The HRF, whose founder and director is affiliated with Hezbollah, previously filed a complaint against him when he was vacationing in Sri Lanka in May.
The organization reiterates its claims that he is an IDF soldier in Company D of the 603rd Combat Engineering Battalion, which operates under the 7th Armored Brigade.
According to the foundation, he is a young man who volunteered for service following the events of October 7, 2023, and was subsequently deployed to the Gaza Strip, where he participated in military activity that was extensively documented by the organization's "investigators."
HRF claims that the 603rd Battalion has become, "based on extensive documentation," a central unit in the widespread destruction of civilian infrastructure in the Gaza Strip.
Although it is defined as an engineering unit whose duties include mine clearance and fortification, the foundation claims its activity in practice focused on the systematic destruction of civilian areas.
HRF hunts IDF veterans overseas, makes demands of Justice Department
The foundation claims to have documented at least 65 controlled demolitions carried out by the battalion between October 2023 and mid-2025. It alleges these actions targeted residential buildings, mosques, agricultural lands, and industrial facilities. It is further claimed that the unit was involved in attacks against hospitals, as well as the unlawful detention and abuse of civilians.
According to the foundation, these actions are part of a broader operational pattern designed to render large parts of Gaza uninhabitable and enable territorial division, partly through the creation of military corridors such as the "Morag Corridor" in the southern part of the Strip.
HRF claims its investigation revealed that the soldier is "directly linked to at least one incident of unlawful destruction in Khan Yunis during October-November 2025."
The foundation further claims that the accused veteran himself posted photos and videos on social media proving his presence inside the Gaza Strip, including in Khan Yunis and Rafah. In one instance, the foundation claims he is seen holding the detonation cable of an explosive charge inside a destroyed civilian structure alongside other soldiers, "indicating active participation in a controlled demolition."
In another instance, it is alleged that he published a video of a demolition action geolocated to Khan Yunis, which bore his company's insignia.
Since he is an American citizen and is currently staying in the United States, HRF claims that the United States has "jurisdiction and even a legal obligation to prosecute him for war crimes, genocide, and other serious offenses under US law."
The organization is demanding that the US Department of Justice arrest him, immediately launch a criminal investigation against him, and prosecute him in a competent federal court.
The organization states that, alternatively and until then, US authorities must prevent him from leaving the United States until the investigation is complete, and alert immigration and border authorities to prevent his "escape."
Jake Rome, a representative of the anti-Israel organization in the United States, stated in reference to the young man, that: "The War Crimes Act was enacted to prevent any war criminals, regardless of their nationality, from finding safe haven in the United States. When American citizens travel abroad and commit war crimes and genocide, the obligation to prosecute them is even more vital."
"Many of our politicians have condemned what they call the genocide being committed by Israel in Gaza, but condemnation is not enough - those responsible must be brought to justice," said the foundation representative, who curiously operates within the US despite the fact that his founder and director is affiliated with Hezbollah, which is recognized there as a terrorist organization.
"It is time for these politicians to call for the arrest of any Israeli suspected of committing such offenses within the jurisdiction of the United States, so that the law and the commitment to accountability do not become a dead letter."
He further claimed that "the law requires this, the American public demands this, and above all - justice demands this."
IDF General Staff Order 08.107 ("Soldiers' Use of Online Space") strictly forbids soldiers from uploading documentation, photos, or videos linking them to military activity to social networks.
Despite this regulation and repeated directives from the IDF Spokesperson and military officers, the phenomenon of soldiers documenting themselves in combat zones (such as the Gaza Strip and the West Bank) continues, repeatedly drawing public criticism and even causing international complications for Israel, occasionally prompting urgent behind-the-scenes intervention.
However, despite the directives and the lack of real enforcement within the IDF, the HRF organization - founded just about two years ago - has so far filed around a hundred complaints in dozens of countries based on information uploaded to the web.
HRF filed similar complaints in India, Peru, Brazil, Romania, and Chile
Earlier this month, the organization filed a similar complaint against "A.G.", a young Israeli man who arrived for a trip in India.
No response of any kind has been reported from the authorities there, and the US Department of Justice, as in the past, is expected to shelve HRF's complaint and disregard it.
However, in Peru, Brazil, Romania, and Chile, various legal proceedings have been opened against soldiers as a result of these complaints, and in Peru, there was a relatively clear indication of progress beyond the mere receipt of a complaint.
It should be noted that, in addition, the foundation submitted the names of approximately 1,000 soldiers to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, alleging war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by IDF soldiers and officers during the fighting.
The foundation filed additional complaints within this framework against senior commanders and the political leadership, including former Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, IDF Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Daniel Hagari, former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The founder of the "March 30 Movement" and its subsidiary "Hind Rajab Foundation," Dyab Abu Jahjah - a 54-year-old Lebanese national born in the Bint Jbeil district - obtained Belgian citizenship through marriage to a Belgian woman, whom he has since divorced.
Abu Jahjah himself is a Shia Muslim and, as noted, close to Hezbollah. He is banned from entering the United Kingdom and appears on the No-Fly list for flights passing through United States airspace.
In a militant post recently, he voiced support for the Hezbollah terrorists who the IDF surrounded in Bint Jbail.