Israel probes troops over crimes in Gaza

Israel’s army has launched 5 criminal investigations into incidents involving its forces during the Gaza war. Earlier, the United Nations and international rights groups condemned Israel for numerous attacks which resulted in heavy civilian casualties, in a conflict that killed more than 2,140 Palestinians. Among the cases that the army is investigating are the shelling on July 24 of a UN school in the northern town of Beit Hanun that medics said killed at least 15 people, and the July 16 bombing of a Gaza City beach where 4  children died. Other incidents being probed include the killing of a woman, the alleged beating in detention of a prisoner, and the alleged theft of money by a soldier from a home.

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