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Source: http://dover.idf.il/IDF/English/News/today/10/02/0102.htm
Two IDF Officers Disciplined over Artillery Fire during Gaza Operation
(Israel Defense Forces) The IDF immediately began investigating itself upon the completion of the Gaza operation with no relation to the Goldstone commission. Within the framework of the independent IDF investigation, it was found that the Commander of the Gaza Division, Brig. Gen. Eyal Eisenberg, and the past commander of the Givati Brigade, Col. Ilan Malka, had deviated from their authority during an incident which took place two days before the end of the operation on Jan. 15. The two officers had authorized the firing of artillery shells in violation of the orders concerning the use of weaponry near residential areas. The shells were fired near the UNRWA headquarters in the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood of Gaza City. Following an IDF investigation eight months ago, the officers were disciplined by the Commander of the Southern Command, Maj.-Gen. Yoav Galant, even though there were no known casualties from this incident.