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Hamas ‘disciplines’ army officers over Gaza
Hamas ‘disciplines’ army officers over Gaza
February 5, 2010 – 4:08 pm | 5 Comments

By David Werdiger
A Hamas army report on its conduct in Gaza last year has revealed that two officers were ‘disciplined’ for insufficiently endangering human life when they authorized three hundred civilians to be moved to …

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