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Israel slams Goldstone ‘misrepresentations’ of internal probes into Gaza war

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January 29, 2010

Israel hit back Friday at claims by a United Nations report on its Gaza offensive last winter, charging in a written response submitted to UN chief Ban Ki-moon that the so-called Goldstone report was inaccurate, as Israel had abided by rules of war in investigating claims of war crimes.

Israel launched Operation Cast Lead in late December 2008, following heavy rocket fire from Gaza on its southern communities. The UN Human Rights Council commission of inquiry into the three-week offensive was headed by retired South African justice Richard Goldstone.
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