Israeli soldiers cleared of alleged Gaza violations (Debka)

The news below reported all allegations on the misconducts & human right violations on IDF soldiers during the Operation Cast Lead last January has been cleared.This report should also answered the accusation from Human Right watchers that has been reported here on March 27

Israeli soldiers cleared of alleged Gaza violations (Debka)
Judge Advocate General Brig.-Gen Avichai Mandelblit decided March 30 to close the Military Police probe into allegations that Israeli soldiers committed human rights violations and abuses during Operation Cast Lead the IDF against Hamas last January. The advocate general, who launched an investigation in response to glaring headlines in Israeli and world media, established that the charges, which boiled down to two, rested purely on hearsay and rumor.

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He said they had been generated and then blown up to serve an agenda rather than being based on evidence.

The unsupported rumors that Israeli soldiers had deliberately targeted and shot innocent Palestinians during the fighting were leaked to the media by the head of the Rabin Pre-military Academy Danny Zamir and aired at an academy conference. He quoted a soldier called Aviv, who said he had been ordered to fire at an elderly Palestinian woman, but later admitted he had not witnessed the incident only heard a rumor. Another soldier, Ram, admitted that his claim of having been ordered to open fire on a woman and two children was false.

Soldiers attending the academy conference admitted their claims of the use of phosphorus munitions came from the media rather than personal knowledge.

Brig.-Gen Mandelblit said that while the IDF must constantly examine its moral standards, the damage caused the Israeli military's reputation and morale by false allegations was inestimable. It could have been avoided had the complaints been verified before publication.