Colorado Palestine Solidarity Campaign News

Colorado Palestine Solidarity Campaign News

August 14, 2006

B'Tselem: Almost half the Gaza Palestinians killed in July innocent

B'Tselem Report: Almost half the fatalities in the Gaza Strip in July were civilians not taking part in the hostilities 8 August, 2006

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In July, the Israeli military killed 163 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, 78 of whom (48 percent) were not taking part in the hostilities when they were killed. Thirty-six of the fatalities were minors, and 20 were women. In the West Bank , 15 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces in July. The number of Palestinian fatalities in July was the highest in any month since April 2002.

Of the incidents B'Tselem investigated in Gaza over the past month, the organization has identified three cases in which Israel may have committed grave breaches of the laws of war. A total of 13 Palestinian civilians were killed in these incidents, including 6 minors, the details of which are as follows: ...

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