The human rights organization, Human Rights Watch, just released a report today blaming Israel for failing to properly identify targets at least six times during the Gaza conflict in December 2008 & January 2009.
According to Human Rights Watch the attacks were in clear violations of the laws of war. The drone attacks killed civilians who were not taking part in the hostilities, and were far from any fighting.
The 39 pages report details six incidents resulting in 29 civilian deaths, among them eight children. Human Rights Watch found that Israeli forces failed to take all necessary precautions to verify that these targets were combatants, as required by international laws of war.
” Drone operators can clearly see their targets on the ground, and also divert their missiles after launch.” Said Senior military analyst Marc Galasco, the co-author of the report.
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