All criminal investigations are carried out in a thorough and prompt fashion by a special investigation team assembled by the Military Police’s Criminal Investigation Division (MPCID). This team has collected testimonies from many IDF soldiers and commanders, as well as testimony from many Arab residents of the Gaza Strip and from other persons who were witnesses to some of the incidents in question.
Where a complaint had been submitted in written form, and a decision has been made in regard thereto, a response is forwarded to the complainant, who is entitled to challenge the MAG’s decision before Israel’s Attorney General. Additionally, a request may be made to the MAG for reconsideration of a decision, should new facts come to light that were not available at the time of the MAG’s original decision.
For further information regarding the examination and investigation process of claims regarding exceptional incidents alleged to have occurred over the course of the Operation, please refer to the Israeli Government’s Report in regard to Operation Protective Edge: “The 2014 Gaza Conflict: Legal and Factual Aspects,” Chapter VII, available online.
