Names, photographs and addresses of 200 Israeli soldiers said to have committed 'war crimes' in the 2008 Gaza war have been posted on a website.
The list was put up earlier this week by anonymous activists in Britain, with the website stating that the information came from an anonymous source serving in the Israeli army.
Israeli military said it is investigating the possibility that the information was leaked by a soldier, according to a report in the daily Maariv.
“The people listed here held positions of command at the time of the attack", the website said, "therefore, not only did they perform on behalf of a murderous state mechanism but actively encouraged other people to do the same.”
Israel attacked the impoverished Gaza Strip on December 27, 2008 and continued pounding the costal sliver until January 18, 2009. The conflict claimed the lives of more than 1,400 Palestinians, including over 900 civilians.
Many world countries, including the UN Human Rights Council have lashed out at Tel Aviv for failing to probe the alleged war crimes committed by Israeli forces during its assault on the Gaza Strip.
The Israel Defense Force said the military "deplores the publication of personal details of hundreds of Israeli soldiers and officers, without any factual basis whatsoever". But it said the information posed on the website pose no real threat to those on the list.
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