Gaza: Human Rights Watch rejects Hamas’ claims on rockets
— BBC News: “Human Rights Watch has rejected claims by the Palestinian militant group Hamas that it did not target civilians during the war in Gaza a year ago.”
Hamas launched hundreds of rockets against Israeli towns (Photo: AP)
— “‘Hamas’ claim that rockets were intended to hit Israeli military targets and only accidentally harmed civilians is belied by the facts,’ the New York based group said.”
— ” ‘Civilians were the target, deliberately targeting civilians is a war crime.’ ”
— “A UN-backed report accused both Hamas and Israel of committing war crimes.”
— “A former international war crimes prosecutor, South African Judge Richard Goldstone, investigated the offensive and said crimes had been committed on both sides.”
— “The UN General Assembly demanded that both sides launch independent investigations into their behaviour during the offensive, called Operation Cast Lead by the Israeli Defence Force.”