COLOMBO, April 18 -- The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) has filed a formal war crimes complaint with Sri Lankan authorities against Jake Burkons, a dual Israeli-American citizen from Texas, following his arrival in the country after a deployment to Gaza, the Brussels-based organization announced on Friday (17).

Burkons served in Company D of the 603rd Combat Engineering Battalion, part of the Israeli army's 7th Armoured Brigade. He voluntarily enlisted following the events of October 7, 2023 and was subsequently deployed to Gaza. HRF investigators say they have linked him to at least one incident of unlawful destruction in Khan Younis in October-November 2025.

The foundation says Burkons himself posted photographs and video footage on soci...