Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Tutu criticises Israel over Beit Hanun bombardment

Tutu criticises Israel over Beit Hanun bombardmentGeneva - South African Nobel Peace Prize laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu Thursday levelled sharp criticism at Israel over its bombardment two years ago of Beit Hanun, in the northern Gaza Strip, which killed 19 Palestinian civilians.

Tutu, in a report commissioned by the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on the incident, accused Israel of a lack of cooperation in the inquiry and demanded it pay compensation to families of those killed in what he said could be classed as a war crime.

Israel responsible for situation in Palestinian areas, Tutu says

Gaza - Nobel Peace Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu said Thursday that Israel bears responsibility for the situation in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.