The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) unreservedly condemns the Israeli Military Attorney General’s decision to close the case of the The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) unreservedly condemns the Israeli Military Attorney General’s decision to close the case of the Samouni family without initiating any prosecutions.
The Samouni case involved numerous well-documented allegations of war crimes, including the willful killing of 27 civilians, the direct targeting of civilians and civilian objects resulting in the injury of 35 civilians, and the denial of medical care for the wounded. This incident, which took place over a number of days, was one of the most horrific single events in Israel’s 27 December 2008 – 18 January 2009 offensive on the Gaza Strip.
PCHR has filed criminal and civil complaints on behalf of 62 victims in relation to the Samouni incident, and has provided significant evidence to the Israeli authorities regarding the incident, often without response.
Full Statement
http://www.pchrgaza.org/portal/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8385:israels-disgraceful-decision-to-close-samouni-case-makes-mockery-of-victims-rights-and-international-law-&catid=36:pchrpressreleases&Itemid=194
B'Tselem: Army closes investigation into the killing of 21 members of the a-Samuni family in Gaza
http://www.btselem.org/press_releases/20120501_samuni_investigation_closed
Amira Hass: IDF closes probe into Israeli air strike that killed 21 members of Gaza family
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/idf-closes-probe-into-israeli-air-strike-that-killed-21-members-of-gaza-family-1.427583#.T6Az7iOZmb4.twitter
Al Jazeera: Israel closes file on Gaza family killing
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/05/201251193818140881.html
In 2009, Al Jazeera's Sherine Tadros spoke to members of the Samouni family about what they hoped an investigation would yield
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