Archbishop Desmond Tutu gave a report to the United Nation's Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday, suggesting that Israel committed war crimes in 2006 when the IDF shelled terrorist positions in Beit Hanoun in Gaza in response to rocket fire on nearby Israeli towns. Those who attacked Israeli towns may have committed war crimes as well, Tutu said.
Israel rejects Tutu's report and Israel's ambassador to the UN in Geneva, Aharon Leshno-Yaar has chosen not to discuss Tutu's accusations. Israel says military operations in Beit Hanoun were necessary to protect civilians from terrorist attacks.