All Blog Posts from Investigative Round-Up

The Guardian:
A U.N. inquiry accused the Israeli military today of "negligence or recklessness" in its conduct of the war in Gaza.

The summary of the UN report, commissioned by the UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, censured the Israeli government for causing death, injuries and damage to UN property in seven incidents involving action by the Israeli Defence Force (IDF). The Guardian
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AFP:
Israel has informed the United Nations it will refuse to cooperate with a probe of war crimes allegedly committed during the military offensive in the Gaza Strip, a senior official said.
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Haaretz:
"Rules of Engagement: Open fire also upon rescue," was handwritten in Hebrew on a sheet of paper found in one of the Palestinian homes the Israel Defense Forces took over during Operation Cast Lead. A reservist officer who did not take part in the Gaza offensive believes that the note is part of orders a low-level commander wrote before giving his soldiers their daily briefing.
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Los Angeles Times:
Two months after ending its assault on the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army was confronted Thursday by the first public allegations from within its ranks of unwarranted killings and other abuses of Palestinian civilians. (Read the article)

Reuters:
A group of leading judges and investigators called on Monday for a "prompt, independent and impartial" investigation into allegations of war crimes committed during Israel's conflict in Gaza earlier this year.
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AFP: The chief prosecutor of the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) announced he may launch an investigation into alleged Israeli war crimes committed during its recent military offensive in Gaza. (Read the article)

AFP:
Former U.N. envoy Ian Martin is to head a five-member panel that will probe last month's Israeli attacks on U.N. facilities in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian UN observer Ryad Mansour said Monday.
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AP:)
The Palestinian Authority has recognized the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court in a move aimed at allowing an investigation of possible war crimes during the recent Gaza conflict, the court said Tuesday.
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BBC News:
Israel has carried out an air attack in the Gaza Strip and launched an incursion with tanks and bulldozers across the border.
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AP:
The U.N.'s top human rights official has called for an independent investigation of possible war crimes in Gaza and Israel.
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