BRUSSELS, Jan 25 (Reuters) - A pledge by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to protect Israeli soldiers from foreign prosecution over alleged war crimes in the Gaza Strip cannot prevent such legal action, a senior Palestinian official said on Sunday. "It does not mean there is an immunity against legal actions," Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki said after meeting counterparts from the European Union, Egypt, Turkey and Jordan. "More of such efforts will be seen also in the near future," he told a news conference, without referring to any specific plans for legal action. Olmert said earlier that Israel's justice minister would find "answers to possible questions relating to the Israeli military's activities" during the 22-day war in which some 1,300 Palestinians, including at least 700 civilians, were killed, according to medical authorities. (Reporting by Mark John; Editing by Dominic Evans)
A Hamas police officer stands near the parliament building destroyed during Israel's offensive in Gaza, January 25, 2009. Some 1,300 Palestinians, including at least 700 civilians, were killed, Palestinian medical officials ...
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