The official summary of the United Nations Board of Inquiry Report about Israel's attacks on UN facilities during its three-week offensive in Gaza earlier this year has been posted online.
The inquiry found the IDF attacks "involved varying degrees of negligence or recklessness." The Israeli military did not take adequate steps to ensure the safety of UN staff or civilians seeking refuge in the UN facilities that were hit.
Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon refused to release the full 184-page version, though he denied it was to water down the accusations.
Of the nine incidents the report focused on, Israel was found responsible for seven; Hamas for one. The last was undetermined.
Among the recommendations are calls for accountability, including reparations to UN workers, the UN itself and civilians harmed in the attacks. It also sought full investigations on the attacks against the UN sites as part of a general inquiry in breaches of international humanitarian law.
Ki-Moon ruled out a further investigation. But he did say he would seek payments from Israel on a "case-by-case" basis.
