11 Sep 2014 09:53 GMT

Israeli army opens probe into Gaza war Decision to probe two incidents involving civilian Palestinian deaths seen as bid to fend off international scrutiny. Israel/Palestine, Operation Protective Edge (Gaza, 13 June - 26 August 2014) Case prepared by Ms. Leila Rharade, LL.M student at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, under the supervision of Professor Marco Sassòli and Ms. Yvette Issar, research assistant, both at the University of Geneva. The Israeli NGO B’Tselem has played a central role in allegations regarding civilian casualties during the 2014 war in Gaza. Introduction. In the Gaza Strip, three large rounds of hostilities between Palestinian armed groups and Israel since 2008, have left thousands of civilian deaths and injuries. ... Elana Maryles Sztokman. 46 patients were invited and 44 participated after providing written consent. Counting casualties of Gaza's war By Bethany Bell BBC News, Jerusalem The Palestinian Ministry of Health said 1,314 Gazans were killed. In any conflict the number of deaths - of combatants and civilians - is a highly sensitive topic. ... A large number of casualties in Gaza are women and children, and a large number … B’Tselem presents what it terms “initial” and “preliminary” data, but these are inherently unverifiable and based solely on information from Palestinian sources in Hamas-controlled Gaza. In the West Bank, casualties have also been on the rise in recent years, mainly in the context of confrontations with Israeli forces and increasing frustration over continued occupation. In its war with Israel in the summer of 2014, Hamas displayed a wide range of combat capabilities, including new offensive and defensive tactics. Seven were excluded because of ethical considerations (n=4) or lack of documented war injury (n=3). 37 patients were included in a convenience sample using two inclusion criteria: transfer from Gaza to East Jerusalem between July 8 and August 30, 2014, and a war injury.

Gaza: It's a Man's War. August 7, 2014 . The scale of civilian deaths in Gaza during the 2014 war with Israel puts Israel's adherence to international law in doubt, a UN official has said.