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| Hamas rocket likely to have killed BBC man's son in Gaza | Hamas rocket likely to have killed BBC man's son in Gaza |
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| In November last year I carried a report that the 11-month-old son of a BBC staffer was killed during an air strike by the Israeli army on the Gaza strip. Omar Misharawi, son of the BBC Arabic service's picture editor, Jihad, died from shrapnel wounds. | In November last year I carried a report that the 11-month-old son of a BBC staffer was killed during an air strike by the Israeli army on the Gaza strip. Omar Misharawi, son of the BBC Arabic service's picture editor, Jihad, died from shrapnel wounds. |
| But, according to an inquiry into the conflict in Gaza by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the Israeli defence forces were not responsible for the death. | But, according to an inquiry into the conflict in Gaza by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the Israeli defence forces were not responsible for the death. |
| A detailed report on several fatal incidents, issued on 6 March, states that the death of Omar and his aunt was more likely to have been the result of a rocket attack by Hamas. The report (page 14, para 39) states: | A detailed report on several fatal incidents, issued on 6 March, states that the death of Omar and his aunt was more likely to have been the result of a rocket attack by Hamas. The report (page 14, para 39) states: |
| "On 14 November, a woman, her 11-month-old infant, and an 18-year-old adult in Al-Zaitoun were killed by what appeared to be a Palestinian rocket that fell short of Israel." | "On 14 November, a woman, her 11-month-old infant, and an 18-year-old adult in Al-Zaitoun were killed by what appeared to be a Palestinian rocket that fell short of Israel." |
| After noting another similar example of deaths caused by a rocket falling short of its target, the report mentions that the Izz Al-Din Al-Qassam Brigades - the military wing of Hamas - had explained that "the limited military arsenal of Palestinian armed groups" was "a reason for failing to precisely attack military targets." | After noting another similar example of deaths caused by a rocket falling short of its target, the report mentions that the Izz Al-Din Al-Qassam Brigades - the military wing of Hamas - had explained that "the limited military arsenal of Palestinian armed groups" was "a reason for failing to precisely attack military targets." |
| OHCHR comments: "The military capacity of the conflicting parties is irrelevant to the duty, under international humanitarian law, of these parties to take all feasible measures to avoid loss among civilians and damage to civilian property." | OHCHR comments: "The military capacity of the conflicting parties is irrelevant to the duty, under international humanitarian law, of these parties to take all feasible measures to avoid loss among civilians and damage to civilian property." |
| Source: OHCHR | Source: OHCHR |
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