Israeli tank crew face no charges
13/8/08
An Israeli tank crew who killed a Palestinian cameraman working for Reuters news agency in Gaza will not face legal action over his death, Israel’s senior military lawyer has said. Brigadier General Avihai Mendelblit sent a letter on Wednesday saying the troops could not tell whether Fadel Shana was operating a camera or a weapon, a Reuters spokesman said. However, it said the soldiers were justified in firing the tank shell that killed Shana and at least two other Palestinians on August 16, he said. Alastair Macdonald, Reuters bureau chief for Israel and the Palestinian territories, said on Wednesday that the agency was “extremely disappointed” by the report.
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