Palestinian killed by Israeli gunfire on Gaza border: Medics

But a spokesperson from the Israeli Embassy called Amnesty’s report “fundamentally flawed” in its methodology, facts, analysis and conclusions, alleging that the group is biased against Israel.

“They carried out a series of disproportionate or otherwise indiscriminate attacks, which they have completely failed to investigate independently”, stated Luther.

“When one reads the report, the impression is given that the IDF was fighting against itself, as there is nearly no mention of the military actions of Hamas and other Palestinian terrorist organizations”, Foreign Ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon said in response to the report.

‘Black Friday’: Carnage in Rafah during 2014 Israel/Gaza conflict states that findings indicate that Israeli forces acted in retaliatory manner, with disregard for civilian life, after Lieutenant Hadar Goldin was captured by Hamas fighters, and that the events demand urgent, independent investigation. He was later declared dead.

At least 73 Israelis – 68 soldiers and five civilians – were also killed during the 51-day conflict.

Massive and prolonged bombardment began without warning while masses of people were on the streets, and many of them, especially those in vehicles, became targets.

Israel maintains a security buffer zone along the inside of the Gaza border with limited access for farmers, and it is not uncommon for Palestinians to be shot after approaching the fence.

The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) has revealed that the Israeli blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip over the past eight years has pushed up poverty in the coastal enclave to new highs.

The report was compiled jointly by Amnesty global and Forensic Architecture, a research project based at Goldsmiths’ University of London.

Two rockets launched from the Gaza strip exploded near the Israel border fence on Saturday night.

Deborah Hyams from Amnesty told journalists however said the Hannibal Directive “is a policy and those who ordered it should be prosecuted”.

The Israeli military last summer devastated the Gaza Strip after 51 days of relentless attacks and strikes that left over 2,000 Palestinians killed – mostly civilians – and many wounded.