Amnesty International Report: Carnage in Rafah, Gaza Strip on 'Black Friday' August 2014

New evidence showing that Israeli forces carried out war crimes in retaliation for the capture of an Israeli soldier has been released today in a joint report by Amnesty International and Forensic Architecture. The evidence, which includes detailed analysis of vast quantities of multimedia materials, suggests that the systematic and apparently deliberate nature of the air and ground attack on Rafah which killed at least 135 civilians, may also amount to crimes against humanity.

The online report, ‘Black Friday’: Carnage in Rafah during 2014 Israel/Gaza conflict, features cutting edge investigative techniques and analysis pioneered by Forensic Architecture, a research team based at Goldsmiths, University of London.

“There is strong evidence that Israeli forces committed war crimes in their relentless and massive bombardment of residential areas of Rafah in order to foil the capture of Lieutenant Hadar Goldin, displaying a shocking disregard for civilian lives. They carried out a series of disproportionate or otherwise indiscriminate attacks, which they have completely failed to investigate independently,” said Philip Luther, Director of the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Amnesty International.

Press Release
https://www.amnesty.org/latest/news/2015/07/gaza-cutting-edge-investigation-rafah/

Summary
https://blackfriday.amnesty.org

Full Report 
https://blackfriday.amnesty.org/report.php

Specific Cases Examined
https://blackfriday.amnesty.org/cases.php

'Strong evidence' of Israeli war crimes in Gaza 
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/07/evidence-israeli-war-crimes-gaza-interactive-15072810-150728133534137.html 

Amnesty International accuses Israel of war crimes during 'Black Friday' of Gaza war
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/amnesty-international-accuses-israel-of-war-crimes-during-black-friday-of-gaza-war-10424085.html 

Amnesty: Israel committed war crimes in retaliation for capture of Israeli soldier
http://mondoweiss.net/2015/07/amnesty-committed-retaliation

'Strong Evidence' of Israeli War Crimes in Gaza, Says New Amnesty Report
http://europe.newsweek.com/new-amnesty-report-points-israeli-war-crimes-gaza-black-friday-attacks-330941