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Aid Group Says Israeli Soldiers Killed Civilians
By: Masha Medvedkov
Posted: Aug 18 09
Witnessed: 1098 times
Regions: Israel, Palestine
Issues: Armed conflict, Violence, War crimes
Tags: civilian casualties, Gaza, Hamas
A new report by Human Rights Watch charged Thursday that Israeli soldiers killed eleven unarmed Palestinian civilians who were carrying white flags in shooting incidents during Israel's offensive in Gaza earlier this year.
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