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Both sides prepare for new Gaza war crimes probe

By KARIN LAUBJOHN HEILPRIN
Published August 4, 2014 8:18pm ET
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Both sides prepare for new Gaza war crimes probe
In this Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014 photo, Sabreen el-Tartour, of the Palestinian Center for Human Rights, walks through a devastated area in Gaza City. From the first day of Israel-Hamas fighting on July 8, human rights groups operating in Gaza have been collecting detailed information about the aftermath of Israeli strikes, so far more than 4,600, according to the military, to lay the groundwork for future legal proceedings. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic) | Majid Hamdan

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — In a replay of the last major Gaza conflict, human rights defenders are again accusing Israel and Hamas of violating the rules of war, pointing to what they say appear to be indiscriminate or deliberate attacks on civilians.

In 2009, such war crimes allegations leveled by U.N. investigators — and denied by both sides at the time — never came close to reaching the International Criminal Court.

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