World: Israeli soldiers are gonna face charges for their conduct in Gaza
- How bad the 2008 conflict was is up for debate. Investigators for the Israeli government looked into 150 separate incidents of possible misconduct during late 2008’s Operation Cast Lead. Allegations include manslaughter and, in one case, using a Palestinian man as a “human shield.” How many people died in the incident, and how many of those were civilians? Depends on who you ask:
- 1,400 estimated Palestinian deaths, according to the Palestinian Center for Human Rights; they say most were non-combatant
- 1,166 estimated Palestinian deaths, according to the Israeli government, which says 60 percent of those were “terror operatives” source