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From the Liveblog of Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Soldiers reportedly leave threatening graffiti behind

6 August 2014, 7:59 am Edit

Israeli soldiers who used the Beit Hanun High school for girls as an advanced base during the Gaza fighting reportedly left behind anti-Hamas and anti-Arab graffiti on blackboards, as well as some minor operational charts.

AFP has photos:

Some military instructions in Hebrew and a a threatening message are seen on a blackboard after Israeli soldiers withdrew from the Beit Hanoun High school for girls which was reportedly used as an advanced base during Israel's military offensive against the Hamas-held Gaza Strip, on August 5, 2014. (photo credit: AFP/MARCO LONGARI) — Some military instructions in Hebrew and a a threatening message are seen on a blackboard after Israeli soldiers withdrew from the Beit Hanoun High school for girls which was reportedly used as an advanced base during Israel’s military offensive against the Hamas-held Gaza Strip, on August 5, 2014. (photo credit: AFP/MARCO LONGARI)

A defaced portrait of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is held by a man in a classroom after Israeli soldiers withdrew from the Beit Hanun High school for girls which was reportedly used as an advanced base during Israel's military offensive against the Hamas-held Gaza Strip, on August 5, 2014. (photo credit: MARCO LONGARI / AFP) — A defaced portrait of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is held by a man in a classroom after Israeli soldiers withdrew from the Beit Hanun High school for girls which was reportedly used as an advanced base during Israel’s military offensive against the Hamas-held Gaza Strip, on August 5, 2014. (photo credit: MARCO LONGARI / AFP)

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