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Sat 08 Aug 2009Israel's own inquiry into Gaza offensive justifies its campaign
ISRAEL HAS issued its first comprehensive report into the military campaign in Gaza, justifying the offensive as a proportionate response to attacks by Palestinian militants.
The 160-page defence brief concluded that “Israel had both a right and an obligation to take military action against Hamas in Gaza to stop almost incessant rocket and mortar attacks upon thousands of Israeli civilians”, noting that between 2000 and 2008 more than 12,000 rockets were fired into southern Israel.
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