Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:14:36

Amnesty International says the report on the Israeli war against Lebanon has failed to address the regime's human rights abuses.

The rights group denounced the Winograd Report as 'deeply flawed' as it had failed to address major issues, including war crimes committed by the Israeli army.

The Winograd Commission report published Wednesday did not probe government policies and military strategies that did not discriminate between Hezbollah fighters and Lebanese civilians, Amnesty said.

Amnesty's Middle East and North Africa Program Director, Malcolm Smart, said the inquiry was 'another missed opportunity to address the policies and decisions behind the grave violations of international humanitarian law -- including war crimes -- committed by Israeli forces.'

"The indiscriminate killings of many Lebanese civilians not involved in the hostilities and the deliberate and wanton destruction of civilian properties and infrastructure on a massive scale were given no more than token consideration by the commission," he added.

The long-awaited report said the 33-day war against Lebanon was a 'serious missed opportunity' for the Zionist regime while there were 'serious failings and flaws' in military and political strategy.
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