Nobel Prize laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu has wrapped up his investigation into a Gaza shelling incident dating back to 2006 in which 18 people were killed. In his report, which will be submitted to United Nations human rights officials, he states Israel’s acceptance of responsibility for a stray shell that slammed into a Gaza home “falls short of accountability”.

Tutu, who will present his findings to a human rights forum in Geneva in September, explained the purpose of his mission was to “make recommendations protect Palestinian civilians against future Israeli attacks,” using the press conference to call on the international community to end the Israeli embargo on Gaza. He stated the international community’s lack of action regarding the embargo is a shame to the entire community.

He also made a call to terrorists to halt rocket attacks into southern Israel, stating the attacks are a gross human rights violation.

(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)