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July 29, 2015

Report: "Strong Evidence" of Israeli War Crimes in 2014 Gaza Assault 
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Amnesty International has said there is "strong evidence" that Israel
committed war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity during its
assault on Gaza last summer. In a report released today, Amnesty
International chronicled the Israeli assault on the Gaza city of Rafah,
describing a "relentless and massive bombardment of residential areas
... displaying a shocking disregard for civilian lives." The findings
echo an earlier U.N. report which found both Israel and Palestinian
militants committed possible war crimes during the assault, which killed
2,200 Palestinians. On the Israeli side, 73 people were killed, all but
six of them soldiers.

 

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