Jerusalem (CNN) -- An Israeli soldier faces a manslaughter charge in the death of a Palestinian waving a white flag during a three-week incursion into Gaza, the Israeli military said Tuesday. The criminal indictment is one of three legal actions taken by the Israeli military for incidents that occurred during Operation Cast Lead. More than 1,100 Palestinians died during the operation, which began late in 2008 and ended early in 2009. It was intended to halt the firing of missiles from Gaza into Israel. The manslaughter charge was filed after an investigation into the shooting, the Israel Defense Forces said in a news release.
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Evidence indicates that a Palestinian waving white flag was shot and killed
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A battalion commander was indicted in a separate incident
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Israeli Defense Forces looked into more than 150 incidents involving rules of engagement
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A U.N.-backed report urged probes into possible crimes against humanity
Conflict between the testimonies of @placeholder witnesses and military personnel made it "impossible to make a criminal connection" between this incident and an incident described by those Palestinian witnesses in which Israeli soldiers allegedly fired at people waving white flags, the IDF said.