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| Disputed deaths in Palestinian territories | Disputed deaths in Palestinian territories |
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| Rachel Corrie | Rachel Corrie |
| In March 2003 the American activist was crushed to death by an Israeli bulldozer in the Gaza Strip while acting as a human shield against house demolitions. Her family brought a civil case accusing the Israeli military of either unlawfully or intentionally killing her, or of gross negligence. An internal investigation by the IDF concluded its forces were not to blame. The US government told the family it believed the investigation was flawed. In August 2012 an Israeli court dismissed the family's lawsuit. | In March 2003 the American activist was crushed to death by an Israeli bulldozer in the Gaza Strip while acting as a human shield against house demolitions. Her family brought a civil case accusing the Israeli military of either unlawfully or intentionally killing her, or of gross negligence. An internal investigation by the IDF concluded its forces were not to blame. The US government told the family it believed the investigation was flawed. In August 2012 an Israeli court dismissed the family's lawsuit. |
| The Ghaliya family | The Ghaliya family |
| In June 2006 seven members of the Ghaliya family, including five children, died in an explosion while picnicking on a Gaza beach. Footage of 10-year-old Huda Ghaliya sobbing hysterically beside the body of her father was broadcast repeatedly on Arab television networks. Witnesses said the family had been struck by an artillery shell fired from out at sea by the Israeli military. The Israeli prime minister, Ehud Olmert, initially apologised for the incident, but an investigation by the IDF exonerated its forces. It admitted it had fired six shells towards land that afternoon, but said a separate explosion – caused by a mine planted by Hamas or an old shell – had killed the Ghaliyas. An American pro-Israel group, Camera, suggested the footage of the aftermath had been faked. | In June 2006 seven members of the Ghaliya family, including five children, died in an explosion while picnicking on a Gaza beach. Footage of 10-year-old Huda Ghaliya sobbing hysterically beside the body of her father was broadcast repeatedly on Arab television networks. Witnesses said the family had been struck by an artillery shell fired from out at sea by the Israeli military. The Israeli prime minister, Ehud Olmert, initially apologised for the incident, but an investigation by the IDF exonerated its forces. It admitted it had fired six shells towards land that afternoon, but said a separate explosion – caused by a mine planted by Hamas or an old shell – had killed the Ghaliyas. An American pro-Israel group, Camera, suggested the footage of the aftermath had been faked. |
| Jawaher Abu Rahma | Jawaher Abu Rahma |
| In January 2011 a Palestinian woman in the West Bank village of Bili'in died following a protest in which Israeli soldiers fired teargas. According to witnesses, Jawaher Abu Rahma collapsed after inhaling the gas, vomiting, convulsing and foaming at the mouth. After Palestinian leaders described her death as a war crime, anonymous IDF sources briefed the Israeli media to suggest she was not present at the protest and died from a pre-existing condition. They were quoted as saying: "This entire story is very strange. The Palestinian reports are full of contradictions. The medical reports were fabricated", and "this is the new Mohammad al-Durrah story and an attempt to delegitimise Israel". | In January 2011 a Palestinian woman in the West Bank village of Bili'in died following a protest in which Israeli soldiers fired teargas. According to witnesses, Jawaher Abu Rahma collapsed after inhaling the gas, vomiting, convulsing and foaming at the mouth. After Palestinian leaders described her death as a war crime, anonymous IDF sources briefed the Israeli media to suggest she was not present at the protest and died from a pre-existing condition. They were quoted as saying: "This entire story is very strange. The Palestinian reports are full of contradictions. The medical reports were fabricated", and "this is the new Mohammad al-Durrah story and an attempt to delegitimise Israel". |
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