Israel's 22-day Gaza offensive ended in January 2009, with 1,400 Palestinians and Israelis Israel the UN has 13 dead, war crimes during its 2008-2009 said military offensive in Gaza called cancel a report it may be committed.The report author, South African Judge Richard Goldstone, said on Friday that new accounts indicating that Israel had not intentionally directed civilians.
He said that if he had known what he now knew, "the Goldstone report would have been another".
Israel's Prime Minister said that the report meant "should the comment to be buried".
Operation cast lead was launched in response to repeated rocket attacks on Israeli territory by militant in Gaza. Some 1,400 Palestinians have been killed, including hundreds of civilians as 13 Israelis.
Hamas criticizedThe Goldstone report, published in September 2009, came to the conclusion that the Israeli army and the militant Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, which controls Gaza, possible committed potential war crimes and crimes against humanity during the offensive.
The UN appointed expert group under the direction of Mr Goldstone accused Israel of the disproportionate use of force, intentional targeting of civilians and destruction of civilian infrastructure and with people as human shields.
Continue reading the most important storyIsrael not intentionally target civilians and its investigative institutions are competent "end quote Benjamin Netanyahu Israeli Prime Minster of the report also accused Hamas deliberately against civilians and to try, by rockets on Israeli towns and cities spread terror by burning."
Israel refused to investigate accuse the Panel of is biased and rejected his accusations. It, however, lead independent investigations in more than 400 allegations of misconduct.
An opinion piece in the Washington Post on Friday wrote Mr Goldstone, that its conclusions on Israel have been obviously wrong.
He said the Israeli research recognised by a UN Committee, noted that "civilians not intentionally were targeted as a matter of policy".
He said "Much more today knowing about what is happening in the Gaza war,". "If I had known then what I know now, the Goldstone report another document would."
On Saturday, Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement: "everything we said has been proven to be true."
"Not deliberately target civilians and its investigative institutions are competent Israel, while Hamas fires deliberately at innocent civilians, and is not something to investigate."
"The fact that Goldstone has traced means that the report should be buried once."
Mr. Goldstone noted that Hamas "nothing was done", check their rocket attacks which "deliberately and indiscriminately directed at civilian targets".
There was no immediate response from Hamas.
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