Israeli Air Force Officer in the Netherlands: HRF Files Legal Complaint Against Lavi Lazarovitz for Role in Gaza Genocide

Image: Major Lazarovitz in IAF uniform outside the Air Force headquarters building during the genocide.

The Hague – The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) has officially filed a legal complaint with the Dutch Public Prosecution Service against Lavi Lazarovitz, a serving Major in the Israeli Air Force (IAF), who is currently in the Netherlands as part of the "CyberArk World Tour" organized by the Israeli cybersecurity firm CyberArk.

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While Lazarovitz appears publicly in the Netherlands as a tech executive, he is also an active-duty officer in the Israeli Air Force IAF—a military branch that played a central and devastating role in the recent genocide committed against the Palestinian population of Gaza.

Lazarovitz appeared in uniform in a CyberArk promotional video filmed during the peak of the Israeli bombardment of Gaza. The video was shot from HaKirya, the military headquarters of the Israeli army in Tel Aviv, a key command center for Israel’s aerial warfare operations. His presence in uniform at such a site during a period of systematic and large-scale murderous bombardment, implicates him directly with IAF activities and warrants a serious investigation.

The Israeli Air Force’s Role in the Gaza Genocide

According to reports by Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, the United Nations, and other reputable sources, the Israeli Air Force was directly responsible for:

• The mass bombing of residential areas, killing entire families in their homes;
• Targeting hospitals, schools, refugee camps, and United Nations facilities;
• Systematic attacks on humanitarian workers, medical convoys, and evacuees;
• Destruction of vital civilian infrastructure, contributing to the collapse of Gaza’s health system and mass displacement.

These actions are widely considered violations of international humanitarian law, and numerous legal experts and UN bodies have raised alarms over the potential commission of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and acts of genocide.

Why Should Lazarovitz Be Held and Interrogated

As an officer in the IAF, Lavi Lazarovitz is not a neutral civilian participant in global tech events. His rank, the timing of his public appearances in uniform, and the context of his presence in military command structures during the genocide, establish reasonable grounds to believe that he may have:

• Participated in or supported aerial military operations;
• Provided technical or operational assistance from within the IAF;
• Held command responsibility or acted in coordination with units involved in the bombing campaign.

​Allowing such individuals to freely travel and speak at public institutions in the Netherlands risks turning the country into a safe haven for those potentially involved in international crimes.

The Hind Rajab Foundation’s Call to the Dutch Authorities

The HRF has submitted a detailed complaint urging Dutch prosecutors to:

• Launch a preliminary investigation into Lazarovitz’s potential role in war crimes;
• Confirm and document his presence on Dutch territory;
• Consider travel restrictions or other appropriate legal measures;
• Urge institutions hosting Lazarovitz to suspend his public participation pending legal review.

This action is part of the Foundation’s broader legal strategy to hold perpetrators of war crimes accountable, in cooperation with legal teams across multiple jurisdictions and under the principle of universal jurisdiction as enshrined in Dutch and international law.