Palestinians prepare ICC files - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Ahmad Melhem

Ahmad Melhem

Jan 27, 2015

An Israeli mobile artillery unit fires towards the southern Gaza in this August 1, 2014 file photo. The July-August war in Gaza drew international condemnation for a number of reasons, but one episode proved more deadly than any other: an Israeli air and artillery bombardment on Aug. 1 that killed 150 people in a matter of hours.The events unfolded just as a three-day ceasefire was supposed to come into force. Hamas militants emerged from a tunnel inside Gaza and ambushed three Israeli soldiers, killing two — An Israeli mobile artillery unit fires towards the southern Gaza, Aug. 1, 2014. Israeli air and artillery bombardment of the eastern edge of Rafah killed around 150 people in a matter of hours that day, drawing international condemnation. — REUTERS/Baz Ratner

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