Monday, March 23, 2009

Israeli military accused of violating medical ethics.

The Israeli organization Physicians for Human Rights - Israel "(Physicians for Human Rights-Israel, PHR) IDF soldiers accused of violating medical ethics during an operation in the Gaza Strip in early 2009, Reuters reports .
In the report, PHR, circulated March 23, said that Israeli soldiers had not only failed to help the wounded, but also prevented Palestinian medical personnel. The human rights organization also refers to the data the World Health Organization, under which 16 medical doctors from Palestine during the execution of their duties have been killed by Israelis.
In addition, according to human rights, the Israeli army attacked the 34 medical institutions in Gaza, including eight hospitals.
PHR also claims that IDF soldiers did not allow civilians to evacuate the wounded and for a long time, left them without food and water.
January 19, PHR filed a lawsuit with a complaint against the Israeli soldiers. The Supreme Court dismissed the suit. According to human rights, investigate violations continues.
Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip continued to December 27, 2008 to 18 January 2009. The goal of IDF were Hamas militants, who fired on Israeli territory. During the operation, were killed over a thousand Palestinians, nearly five and a half thousand were injured.

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