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Related: About this forumAP Exclusive: Israeli house strikes killed mostly civilians
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/679e4ce3e1bd4380a2a36a7fa756421b/ap-exclusive-israeli-house-strikes-killed-mostly-civiliansThey were among at least 844 Palestinians killed as a result of airstrikes on Gaza homes during Israel's summer war with the Islamic militant group, Hamas.
Under the rules of war, homes are protected civilian sites unless used for military purposes. Israel says it attacked only legitimate targets, alleging militants used the houses to hide weapons, fighters and command centers. Palestinians say Israel's warplanes often struck without regard for civilians.
The Associated Press examined 247 airstrikes, interviewing witnesses, visiting attack sites and compiling a detailed casualty count.
The review found that 508 of the dead just over 60 percent were children, women and older men, all presumed to be civilians. Hamas says it did not use women as fighters in the war, and an Israel-based research group, the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center, which tracks militants among the war dead, said it has no evidence women participated in combat.
Under the rules of war, homes are protected civilian sites unless used for military purposes. Israel says it attacked only legitimate targets, alleging militants used the houses to hide weapons, fighters and command centers. Palestinians say Israel's warplanes often struck without regard for civilians.
The Associated Press examined 247 airstrikes, interviewing witnesses, visiting attack sites and compiling a detailed casualty count.
The review found that 508 of the dead just over 60 percent were children, women and older men, all presumed to be civilians. Hamas says it did not use women as fighters in the war, and an Israel-based research group, the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center, which tracks militants among the war dead, said it has no evidence women participated in combat.
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AP Exclusive: Israeli house strikes killed mostly civilians (Original Post)
R. Daneel Olivaw
Feb 2015
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It will be an interesting time at the ICC, but here it will be more of the same:
R. Daneel Olivaw
Feb 2015
#2
It is about Justice, why the IDF fears Justice after independent investigation says it all.
Fred Sanders
Feb 2015
#3
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)1. War crimes by the hundreds by Bibi's "most humane and cuddly army, ever."
No wonder they desperately do not want Palestine to join the International Court of Justice....that 'justice' word is scary.
R. Daneel Olivaw
(12,606 posts)2. It will be an interesting time at the ICC, but here it will be more of the same:
derogatory posts from the scared-sh!tless crowd that will find any attempt to vilify proponents of peace for Palestine.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)3. It is about Justice, why the IDF fears Justice after independent investigation says it all.
R. Daneel Olivaw
(12,606 posts)4. And their armchair cheerleaders fear that too.
How can Israel, the most benevolent killing machine in the Mid East , be let off the hook for this abomination? How cxan the West look the other way?
With luck, hope and determination the ICC will rule against murderous Israel.