A group of European lawyers say they are holding the names of Israeli soldiers they allege have committed war crimes in Gaza.

British attorney Daniel Makover told the Israeli newspaper Haaretz he coordinated efforts to collect data and testimony from Gaza residents after this year's Israeli incursion and has compiled a list of suspected Israeli military war criminals that is being distributed among lawyers in Britain, the Netherlands, Spain, Belgium and Norway.

Haaretz said Makover's team has compiled information on Israeli Defense Forces members with ranks of battalion commander and higher, who were in command during Operation Cast Lead, adding that existing laws allow arrest warrants to be issued against the officers if they enter those countries.

Haaretz reported that testimony was collected from Palestinians in the weeks following the incursion last winter. Gaza civilians reportedly gave permission for suits to be filed in their names in accordance with British law.

Makover told the newspaper that the U.N. Goldstone Commission report, which alleges war crimes committed by both Israel and Hamas militants, will bolster the lawyers' cases. He reportedly said his team was already aware of some of incidents cited in the U.N. report.