Several human rights and relief agencies have finally been permitted to enter Gaza, many for the first time since last November due to the Israeli imposed blockade. They report their unspeakable findings. This is exactly why the Israeli government is expected to
pass a bill this Sunday to grant aid and succor to IDF officers accused of Gaza war crimes, but as Dr. Juan Cole comments dryly: "It is ironic that an Israeli defense minister seems unaware that the Nuremberg trials established the principle that following orders is no defense for a soldier charged with atrocities."
Weekly Report: On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
Amnesty International: Houses in Shocking State
United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA): Phosphorus Shells Hit UN School
BBC: UN 'Shocked' by Gaza Destruction
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