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The father of one of four Palestinian children killed on a Gaza beach during last summer’s war between Hamas militants and Israel said Friday he was outraged by the Israeli military’s announcement it was closing its internal inquiry without indictments.

He expressed hope that the incident would be part of a Palestinian war crimes case against Israel expected to be presented to the International Criminal Court (ICC).

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“There is no justice in the internal investigation,” Mohammed Bakr told Associated Press Friday. “We are counting on the ICC and human rights. We are not afraid and we are confident we will win because the world is with us.”

Israel has, in the past, pointed to the credibility of its internal investigations as proof that the involvement of the ICC was unnecessary.

The four boys, all cousins aged 9 to 11, were killed while playing on a beach off a coastal road west of Gaza City. Seven others — adults and children — were wounded in the same airstrike. The incident drew international attention and condemnation.