Israeli investigation finds civilian killing claims 'not supported by the facts'

Another case of hear no evil, see no evil, as the Israeli investigation into deliberate killing of civilians finds no evidence for the claims. What a surprise.

Israel's military Advocate General has closed a probe into reports that soldiers taking part in Israel's recent offensive in the Gaza Strip intentionally killed civilians, after he found the claims 'were based on hearsay and not supported by specific personal knowledge.'

'It was found that once the claims were checked, they were not supported by the facts as determined by the investigation,' an Israel Defence Force(IDF) statement released Monday afternoon said.

The investigation was launched after soldiers who participated in the Israeli operation told a symposium last month of lax rules of engagement that allowed civilians to be killed. more