Israeli Military Investigation Rules Operations in Gaza Legal

An Israeli military investigation into the three-month operation in Gaza revealed that international law had been respected and while errors were made they did not equate to war crimes.

The investigation supported the military’s claims that militants had been using civilian sites as shields which led to several “unavoidable” deaths. Palestinians have accused Israel of using indiscriminate attacks during their Gaza campaign and said more than 1,400 people were killed, the majority being civilians.

Israel has discounted those allegations and placed the number of dead at 1,166 with more than two-thirds being militants.

Several incidents during the Israeli strikes had been labeled as war crimes by rights groups yet the investigation ruled that no international law had been broken and that Israel operated within the boundaries outlined under acceptable warfare.

Investigators found that Hamas militants had deliberately used heavily populated areas inside Gaza to house weapons and launch their own attacks, placing civilians in direct line with Israeli strikes. In a statement released by the investigators the Israeli military “operated in accordance with moral values and international laws of war.” The statement also pointed out that Israel had made “an enormous effort” to avoid civilian casualties.

Many rights groups have dismissed the investigation’s findings and demanded further inquiries into Israel’s actions.

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