A United Nations investigation has found the Israeli military was “negligent or reckless” toward UN facilities, personnel and other civilians during its three-week attack on the Gaza Strip ending in January. Israel attacked at least eight UN sites during its assault on Gaza, including a school where up to forty civilians were killed and a warehouse storing desperately needed supplies. The report found Israel intentionally fired on a UN-run elementary school, killing three youths seeking refuge inside. The UN says it’s asked the Israeli government to formally acknowledge its claims of Palestinian militants firing from the sites were untrue. The report also calls on Israel to compensate the families of the UN workers killed or injured in the attacks. But in what critics are calling a major capitulation, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has explicitly rejected the report’s call for a further investigation into whether Israel violated international law. In a cover letter attached to the report, Ban praises Israel for its alleged cooperation in the probe and says, “I do not plan any further enquiries.” Ban was questioned about his stance at a news conference on Tuesday.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: “I have no authority to edit or change or alter any recommendations and conclusions of this board of inquiry’s judgment. However, because it contains some very sensitive informations, then I decided to summarize, respecting the full integrity of this report and conclusions.”