Rights group: Israeli bombing of Gaza homes was policy

posted on: Jan 28, 2015

An Israeli rights group has criticised the government for what it called a deliberate policy of launching air strikes on homes that killed hundreds of civilians during last year’s Gaza war.In a report examining 70 raids on residential buildings in the besieged

Palestinian territory, B’Tselem said on Wednesday that Israeli officials were responsible for a large number of civilian casualties during the 50-day conflict that killed nearly 2,200 Palestinians.

“A hallmark of the fighting in Gaza this summer was the numerous [Israeli] strikes on residential buildings, destroying them while their occupants were still inside,” the 49-page report said.

“This aspect of the fighting was particularly appalling” and was “the result of a policy formulated by government officials and the senior military command.

Source: www.aljazeera.com