Families: No Justice in Israeli Inquiry on Gaza Beach Deaths

The father of one of four Palestinian children killed on a Gaza beach during last summer’s war between Hamas militants and Israel said Friday he was outraged by the Israeli military’s announcement

Palestinian Hamas security officers stand guard during the visit of Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah to Gaza's neighborhood of Shijaeyih, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014. Members of the new Palestinian unity government assembled in Gaza on Thursday for their first Cabinet session in the war-battered territory - a largely symbolic meeting meant to mark the end of absolute Hamas control of the coastal strip. AP Photo/Khalil Hamra

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip—The father of one of four Palestinian children killed on a Gaza beach during last summer’s war between Hamas militants and Israel said Friday he was outraged by the Israeli military’s announcement it was closing its internal inquiry without indictments.

He expressed hope that the incident would be part of a Palestinian war crimes case against Israel expected to be presented to the International Criminal Court.

“There is no justice in the internal investigation,” Mohammed Bakr told The Associated Press Friday. “We are counting on the ICC and human rights. We are not afraid and we are confident we will win because the world is with us.”