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Israel clears forces in several deadly 2014 Gaza war cases [View all]
Source: Associated Press
Israel clears forces in several deadly 2014 Gaza war cases
AP August 24, 2016
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's military has cleared its forces of wrongdoing in three deadly incidents of the 2014 Gaza war— including an airstrike that killed 15 members of a single family.
Wednesday's statement says the military has closed a total of seven investigations without filing charges after a special team collected testimony from Gaza residents and Israeli officers.
The army says the building where the family was killed was used by Hamas, the Islamic militant group that rules Gaza, as a command and control center during the fighting. It says it regrets that civilians died but that the strike was in line with international law.
The war killed over 2,200 Palestinians and 73 people on the Israeli side.
AP August 24, 2016
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's military has cleared its forces of wrongdoing in three deadly incidents of the 2014 Gaza war— including an airstrike that killed 15 members of a single family.
Wednesday's statement says the military has closed a total of seven investigations without filing charges after a special team collected testimony from Gaza residents and Israeli officers.
The army says the building where the family was killed was used by Hamas, the Islamic militant group that rules Gaza, as a command and control center during the fighting. It says it regrets that civilians died but that the strike was in line with international law.
The war killed over 2,200 Palestinians and 73 people on the Israeli side.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/israel-clears-forces-several-deadly-2014-gaza-war-190814060.html
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Source: Agence France-Presse
Israeli army closes file on 2014 Gaza school shelling
Stephen Weizman•August 24, 2016
Jerusalem (AFP) - The Israeli army said Wednesday it has closed its file on the deadly shelling of a UN school in Gaza during the 2014 war but other cases are still being investigated.
It did not give details of ongoing investigations but said three soldiers had been charged with looting and related offences.
Among the cases where no wrongdoing was found, it said in a 21-page report, was the shelling of a United Nations school in the southern Gaza town of Rafah in which 10 people died.
The attack was strongly condemned by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, while the United States called it "disgraceful".
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Stephen Weizman•August 24, 2016
Jerusalem (AFP) - The Israeli army said Wednesday it has closed its file on the deadly shelling of a UN school in Gaza during the 2014 war but other cases are still being investigated.
It did not give details of ongoing investigations but said three soldiers had been charged with looting and related offences.
Among the cases where no wrongdoing was found, it said in a 21-page report, was the shelling of a United Nations school in the southern Gaza town of Rafah in which 10 people died.
The attack was strongly condemned by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, while the United States called it "disgraceful".
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Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/israeli-army-closes-file-2014-gaza-school-shelling-164516598.html
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