Two Israeli soldiers indicted for actions during Gaza offensive
March 12th, 2010 - 4:42 am ICT by IANSTel Aviv, March 12 (DPA) Israeli military prosecutors indicted two Israeli soldiers Thursday for allegedly ordering a Palestinian child to open bags suspected of containing explosives, during Israel’s Gaza Strip offensive last year, a military statement said.
The statement said that while searching a building in Gaza City’s Tel al-Hawa neighbourhood, the two soldiers ordered the child to open bags thought to be booby-traps.
The investigation into the two soldiers, who both hold the rank of staff-sergeant, was launched based on information received from a special UN representative appointed to investigate matters involving children and armed conflict, and following complaint filed by the Israeli branch of Defence for Children International, the statement added.
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