By Reuters 5/4/15 at 11:11 AM
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel inflicted "massive and unprecedented harm" to Palestinian civilians in the 2014 Gaza war with indiscriminate fire and lax rules of engagement, a report said on Monday, citing testimony given anonymously by dozens of troops.
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The 237-page report by the Israeli advocacy group Breaking the Silence described how Israel Defence Forces (IDF) left swathes of devastation after they invaded Gaza last July with the stated aim of halting Hamas rocket fire out of the enclave.
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"We were firing purposelessly all day long. Hamas was nowhere to be seen," one tank sergeant was quoted as saying.
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The group said its finding cast "grave doubt on the IDF's ethics".
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