Dear Ministry of Defence,

Official information request: New Zealand citizens serving in the Israeli Defence Forces.

Please supply the following information under the Official information Act (OIA):

- As of February 2024, does the Ministry of Defence know how many New Zealand citizens are on active duty within the Israeli Defence Forces.
- If known, how many, or an estimate, New Zealand citizens are currently serving.
- If known, how many, or an estimate, New Zealand citizens are currently serving in Gaza and the West Bank.
- Does the Ministry know if New Zealand citizens have been engaged in activity in Gaza or the West Bank that many contravene the Genocide Convention, activity that was recently the subject of an International Court of Justice ruling brought by government of South Africa.

Yours faithfully,
Katrina Tamaira