Israeli court sanctions war crimes

"The attack on the al-Dalu family took place on 18 November 2012, when an Israeli warplane bombed a civilian house belonging to the al-Dalu family, in al-Nasser neighborhood. 12 civilians were killed in the attack, including five children, five women and two young men, from the al-Dalu and al-Muzannar families. Six others in the neighboring houses were wounded. In the attack on the al-Shawwa family that happened on 20 November 2012, an Israeli warplane targeted an apartment belonging to the family of Basel Mortada Sa'id al-Shawwa, on Baghdad street in al-Shuja'iya neighborhood, in eastern Gaza City. The attack resulted in the killing of four civilians, the woundeing of six passers-by who were in front of the apartment, and the complete destruction of the targeted apartment." "Given the flaws inherent in this system – which until more than five months after the latest Israeli offensive has failed to result in a single war crimes indictment – PCHR believes that Israel’s legal system is used as a smokescreen, to provide an illusion of investigative rigor, while in fact providing systematic cover for widespread violations of international law."