Survivors of 1996 Qana Massacre Sue Israel Military Chief For War Crimes

In April of 1996 the Israeli Defense Force shelled Qana's U.N. compound, killing 106 civilians who had been seeking refuge inside. The Center for Constitutional Rights has filed a class-action lawsuit against former IDF Chief of Staff and Head of Intelligence, Lieutenant General Moshe Ya'alon. The suit alleges that Ya'alon commanded the attack and is guilty of war crimes, extrajudicial killings and crimes against humanity. We talk with Maria LaHood, an attorney on the case with the Center for Constitutional Rights.

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UPDATE - A Lebanese couple in Belgium has brought a suit against Israel for committing war crimes in Lebanon. At the same time, the Head of the Union of Belgian Jewish Progressives Dr Jacques Ravedovitch has publicly stated that Israel is committing war crimes in Lebanon.