Israel to UN: We launched 150 investigations following Gaza op
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Israel has submitted to the United Nations its response to Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's inquiry on the Jewish state's investigation of Operation Cast Lead.
The document detailed the internal investigations and procedures carried out by Israel during and after the Gaza operation. Israel stressed that the IDF had launched 150 probes, 36 of which had resulted in criminal proceedings. Dozens of Palestinians and hundreds of Israeli soldiers and officers were questioned as part of the investigations. (Yitzhak Benhorin, Washington)