SAFA — Only two of 27 Israeli military investigations into suspected looting by Israeli soldiers in Gaza and Lebanon resulted in charges, while the remaining cases were closed without indictments, according to Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth.

The newspaper reported Monday that Israeli military police opened 25 investigations into suspected looting incidents in the Gaza Strip between 2023 and mid-2026.

Three investigations were opened in 2023, 19 in 2024, two in 2025 and one by mid-2026.

Only two of the Gaza investigations resulted in charges, both involving incidents from 2025.

The two cases ended in plea agreements. In one case, the defendant was convicted of looting, while in the second, the charge was amended to theft and the defendant was convicted.

On the northern front, Israeli military police opened two investigations into suspected looting in Lebanon, one in 2024 and another in 2025. Neither resulted in an indictment, according to the report.

The figures were disclosed following a request for information submitted by the Freedom of Information Movement seeking data on military police investigations into suspected looting in Gaza and Lebanon.

The data show a significant gap between the number of investigations opened and the number that resulted in charges.

Of the 27 investigations conducted across Gaza and Lebanon, only two, around 7%, resulted in charges.

Yedioth Ahronoth reported that the Israeli military had not previously released data on the investigations opened by military police.

The findings come amid longstanding reports and testimonies from Palestinian rights groups documenting allegations that Israeli soldiers have looted Palestinian homes and property during Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza and military operations across the occupied Palestinian territories.

Under international humanitarian law, pillage, the unlawful appropriation of public or private property during armed conflict, is prohibited. Pillage can constitute a war crime under international criminal law.