Egypt Court Dismisses Warcrimes Case Against Sharon [View All]

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"An Egyptian court on Saturday dismissed a case demanding compensation from Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon over accusations Israeli forces tortured and killed Egyptian prisoners of war during the Middle East war of 1967.

The court in the Sinai town of El Arish, close to the Israeli border, said the evidence submitted by the relatives of Egyptian soldiers was not strong enough to make a case."

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"Charges of Israeli war crimes surfaced in the mid-1990s when a retired Israeli army officer said 49 Egyptian prisoners were killed during the 1956 Israeli invasion across the Sinai desert.
An Israeli military historian said his research showed Israeli troops killed 300 Egyptian prisoners in the 1967 Middle East war. An Israeli inquiry later concluded that both sides killed prisoners during the 1956 war.

Lawyers for the relatives said they would appeal the court's ruling and press the Egyptian foreign and defense ministries to give them official documents."