The hidden agenda behind Beit Hanun

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Notwithstanding their preposterous excuses, everyone knows that israel committed a war crime when it killed 18 Palestinians as they slept in their homes in Beit Hanun, last week. But, virtually unreported in the mainstream media was the historical, religious, and military significance of the other war crime israel committed that day . . . An-Nasr Mosque in Beit Hanoun, destroyed In a statement to the U.N. Observer website, the imam of the An-Nasr Mosque in Beit Hanun, Sheikh Sihda Abu Zreyk said that the mosque, which was established in 1240, was completely destroyed during the Israeli operation. The mosque was built after the Um An-Nasr war with the Crusaders between Gaza and Askelon [now, Ashkelon], the imam explained....

The targeting of places of worship during military operations is considered to be a war crime according to the 16th article of the Geneva Convention.

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