Israel admits soldiers were wrong to shell UN site

Israel has reprimanded two high-ranking officers over the firing of artillery shells at a UN compound during the Gaza war last year – the first admission of any high-level wrongdoing.

Israel admits soldiers were wrong to shell UN site

Israel has reprimanded two high-ranking officers over the firing of artillery shells at a UN compound during the Gaza war last year – the first admission of any high-level wrongdoing.

It announced the punishment in a document submitted to the United Nations in response to a UN report that accused Israel’s military of committing war crimes, including using white phosphorus in the attack.

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