From the findings of the High Level International Military Group’s fact-finding mission.
http://www.unwatch.org/cms.asp?id=7702946&campaign_id=63111
• “Each of our own armies is of course committed to protecting civilian life during combat. But none of us is aware of any army that takes such extensive measures as did the IDF last summer to protect the lives of the civilian population in such circumstances.
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• “Our overall findings are that during Operation Protective Edge last summer, in the air, on the ground and at sea, Israel not only met a reasonable international standard of observance of the laws of armed conflict, but in many cases significantly exceeded that standard.”
• “We saw clear evidence of this from the upper to the lower levels of command. A measure of the seriousness with which Israel took its moral duties and its responsibilities under the laws of armed conflict is that in some cases Israel’s scrupulous adherence to the laws of war cost Israeli soldiers’ and civilians’ lives.”
The fact-finding mission participants:
General Klaus Naumann, former Chief of Staff of the Bundeswehr and Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, and included
General Vincenzo Camporini, Former Chief of the Defence Staff of Italy
Admiral Jose Maria Teran, Former Chief of the Joint Staff of Spain,
Giulio Terzi, former Foreign Minister of Italy,
Ambassador Pierre-Richard Prosper, former US State Department Ambassador at Large for war crimes issues
Mr. Rafael Bardaji, former National Security Adviser for the Spanish government
Lieutenant General David A. Deptula, former Standing Joint Force Air Component Commander, United States Pacific Command
Major General Jim Molan, Former Chief of Operations, Headquarters Multi National Force, Iraq and Commander of the Australian Defence College
Colonel Vincent Alcazar, Former senior United States Air Force officer in Iraq and Afghanistan,
Colonel Richard Kemp, Former Commander of British Forces in Afghanistan
Colonel Eduardo Ramirez, Member of Colombian Congress and former Chief of Security, Colombia