Two Israeli soldiers have been convicted of using a nine-year-old Palestinian boy as a human shield during last year's Gaza war.
Sunday's ruling was the most serious conviction yet connected to soldiers' war conduct in Gaza.
Israel has faced widespread criticism that it failed to properly investigate alleged wrongdoing by troops during the three-week military operation. About 1400 Palestinians were killed, including
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hundreds of civilians.
A UN probe accused both Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers of committing war crimes. Israel denies the allegations.
In Sunday's ruling, a military court said the soldiers asked the boy to open bags that troops suspected contained explosives.
The Ynet news website says the soldiers could face up to three years in prison.
