Twelve Democratic US senators have written to the head of US Central Command (CENTCOM), General Brad Cooper, demanding answers about America's potential role in Israel's use of mass "evacuation zones" in Lebanon and Gaza. The letter, sent Monday and made public Thursday, warns that Israel's systematic depopulation and destruction of border towns in South Lebanon likely violates international law, and asks whether US forces have provided intelligence, refuelling, or other support for the campaign. The move reflects growing unease even within Washington's traditionally pro-Israel political establishment, as Israel continues to demolish Lebanese villages and issue displacement orders despite last month's ceasefire with Hezbollah.