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Purveyor

(29,876 posts) Wed Jul 29, 2015, 07:43 PM Jul 2015

Gaza: 'Israeli War Crimes' Followed Soldier's Capture - Amnesty

Source: BBC

29 July 2015

Amnesty International says there is "strong evidence" Israel committed war crimes in Gaza following the capture of a soldier by Hamas in last year's war.

Its report says at least 135 civilians were killed in a bombardment of Rafah after Lt Hadar Goldin was seized on 1 August. He was later declared dead.

Amnesty said Israel employed a "'gloves-off' policy with devastating consequences for civilians".

Israel dismissed the report as "fundamentally flawed" and one-sided.

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-33700343