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Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotevely and Director-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Dore Gold, together with an inter-ministerial legal team, held a briefing on Sunday, 27 Sivan, on the publication of the Israeli report on the 2014 Gaza conflict.

The report reviews the events leading up to the military operation – Operation Protective Edge – and includes: details about war crimes perpetrated by Hamas and other terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip; the conduct of the IDF forces during the operation; military and legal challenges faced by the IDF (such as fighting in a heavily populated area against a terrorist organization that used civilians as human shields); Israel’s humanitarian efforts; the story of Israel’s home front under attack; and more.

The report reveals that Israeli actions are in accordance with international law and that Israel conducts investigations into specific incidents at its own initiative.

Deputy FM Tzipi Hotevely’s Press briefing on Israeli Report on the 2014 Gaza Conflict:

Foreign Ministry Director-General Dr. Dore Gold:

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)