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From Haaretz<\/a><\/strong> today:<\/p>\n

As the Israel Air Force continues to investigate the air strike [at Qana], questions have been raised over military accounts of the incident.<\/em><\/p>\n

It now appears that the military had no information on rockets launched from the site of the building, or the presence of Hezbollah men at the time.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Israel Defense Forces had said after the deadly air-strike that many rockets had been launched from Qana. However, it changed its version on Monday.<\/em><\/p>\n

The site was included in an IAF plan to strike at several buildings in proximity to a previous launching site. Similar strikes were carried out in the past. However, there were no rocket launches from Qana on the day of the strike.<\/em><\/p>\n

***<\/em><\/p>\n

I look forward to\u00a0hearing the IDF’s or\u00a0IDF apologists’ next “close enough for government work” rationale for killing a few dozen children.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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