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Israel clears forces in several deadly 2014 Gaza war cases
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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The IDF is victorious again against those unarmed civilians.
Fortunately, the ICC is investigating what happened in Gaza, and I suppose we'll hear more from them in the future.
Palestine: ICC Should Open Formal Probe
Source: Human Rights Watch, JUNE 5, 2016
Impartial Justice Needed as Occupation Enters 50th Year
(New York) – As the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza entered its 50th year, Human Rights Watch called today on the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor to open a formal investigation into serious international crimes committed in Palestine by Israelis and Palestinians.
Given strong evidence that serious crimes have been committed in Palestine since 2014, including new population transfers into occupied territories, the ICC prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, should undertake a formal probe consistent with the ICC’s Rome Statute, Human Rights Watch said. An ICC investigation is needed given the grave nature of many of the violations and the pervasive climate of impunity for those crimes.
“After nearly a half century of impunity, it’s time that those responsible for some of the gravest crimes, whether against Palestinians or Israelis, pay the price,” said Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East director. “The ICC prosecutor should move forward and investigate the crimes by all parties so that the victims can obtain a measure of justice that has long eluded them.”
Human Rights Watch issued its statement on the 49th anniversary of the start of the June 1967 (or Six Day) War that resulted in the occupation of the Palestinian territories.
(New York) – As the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza entered its 50th year, Human Rights Watch called today on the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor to open a formal investigation into serious international crimes committed in Palestine by Israelis and Palestinians.
Given strong evidence that serious crimes have been committed in Palestine since 2014, including new population transfers into occupied territories, the ICC prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, should undertake a formal probe consistent with the ICC’s Rome Statute, Human Rights Watch said. An ICC investigation is needed given the grave nature of many of the violations and the pervasive climate of impunity for those crimes.
“After nearly a half century of impunity, it’s time that those responsible for some of the gravest crimes, whether against Palestinians or Israelis, pay the price,” said Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East director. “The ICC prosecutor should move forward and investigate the crimes by all parties so that the victims can obtain a measure of justice that has long eluded them.”
Human Rights Watch issued its statement on the 49th anniversary of the start of the June 1967 (or Six Day) War that resulted in the occupation of the Palestinian territories.
Read more: https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/06/05/palestine-icc-should-open-formal-probe