Israeli soldiers say 'shoot to kill' orders put civilians in firing line

By Ruth Pollard
Updated May 5 2015 - 4:08am, first published 3:32am
Mohamed al-Hajj, whose sister and her family were killed in an air strike on their home in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. Photo: Ruth Pollard
Mohamed al-Hajj, whose sister and her family were killed in an air strike on their home in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. Photo: Ruth Pollard
Palestinian Olympian Nader al-Masri and his father beside the rubble of their home in Beit Hanoun in Auust 2014. Photo: New York Times
Palestinian Olympian Nader al-Masri and his father beside the rubble of their home in Beit Hanoun in Auust 2014. Photo: New York Times

Jerusalem: Israel's decision to use indiscriminate fire in heavily populated residential neighbourhoods caused the deaths of hundreds of innocent civilians in last year's Gaza war, a months-long investigation has found.

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