Jerusalem Post rapporterar om israeliska regeringens rapport om Gaza:
”Israel had both a right and an obligation to take military action against Hamas in Gaza to stop Hamas’ almost incessant rocket and mortar attacks,” the report’s executive summary stated, noting that 12,000 rockets and mortars were fired at Israel between 2000 and 2008, including nearly 3,000 in 2008 alone.
”Under international law, Israel had every right to use military force to defend its civilians,” the report said.
The report said 1 million Israelis were threatened by Hamas rockets, tens of thousands were traumatized and thousands fled their homes. It called the offensive, which began Dec. 26 and lasted three weeks, a ”necessary and proportionate” response.
Rapporten berättar också om de åtgärder som armén vidtog för att skydda civila:
The report detailed steps aimed at limiting civilian casualties, counting 2.5 million leaflets and 165,000 phone calls to civilians warning them to leave targeted areas. Also, it said, humanitarian aid flowed into Gaza throughout the conflict.
In related news, the IDF has decided that in the event of a future conflict it will issue more detailed warnings to Palestinians before air strikes in residential areas. In recent discussions on the results of the operation, senior IDF officers have called to make improvements to procedures and to provide more details in the flyers to ensure that the Palestinians realize that their lives are at risk. Some of the flyers may henceforth include details on routes that the Palestinians can use to flee an area which is scheduled to be invaded.
Hela rapporten finns här.
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