Meanwhile, one of Israel’s leading human rights groups is taking the Israeli government to task for its recent attack on Gaza. In a new report, B’Tselem says Israel’s bombing of Gaza’s main power plant in June constitutes a war crime. The bombing knocked out electricity to more than a million people and disrupted Gaza’s water and sewage systems. Israel says it launched the attack to rescue the captured soldier Gilad Shalit. But B’Tselem accused Israel of other motives.

• B’Tselem spokesperson Sarit Michaeli: “Clearly this attack did nothing to help with the efforts of releasing Corporal Gilad Shalit and bringing him back to Israel. Our research indicates that the only motive possibly for this attack was just satisfying the need for revenge and imposing collective punishment on a civilian population.”

B’Tselem wants the Israeli government to investigate and prosecute those responsible for the attack. It’s also calling on Israel to pay the cost of rebuilding the plant.