Israel's army took up to three years to review Gaza incidents despite a 30-day target
The General Staff Fact-Finding Assessment Mechanism reviews Gaza incidents before the Military Advocate General decides whether to open a criminal investigation. +972 Magazine, in a piece by an author from the rights group Yesh Din, reports that at least 1,456 incidents were referred to it between October 2023 and July 2024. By August 2026 the military said about 150 assessments had been completed and passed to the Military Advocate General, and in August 2026 it announced criminal investigations into two of them, according to AP. Mechanism guidelines set an initial timeframe of 30 days, but the outcomes in the five high-profile cases came roughly 18 months to nearly three years after the incidents. The 150 figure covers a longer period than the 1,456 figure, so the two are not a like-for-like completion rate.
The military said the mechanism has completed reviews of about 150 incidents since the October 7 massacre and submitted them to the Military Advocate General’s Corps.
October 2023 - July 2024: at least 1,456 Gaza-related incidents referred; by August 2026 around 150 assessments completed and transferred to the MAG
The military reviewed 150 incidents and decided to investigate only these two cases.
Of 52 publicly documented Israeli military investigations between October 2023 and June 2025, only one resulted in a criminal sentence.
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