Israeli army had violated medical ethics during the Operation Cast Lead in Gaza Strip, according to a report released on Monday by the Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) group.

The report quoted figures issued by the World Health Organization, which showed 16 Palestinian medical personnel were killed by the fire from Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during the offensive and that 25 were wounded while performing their duties.

The report claimed that IDF attacked 34 medical care facilities, including eight hospitals.

In several instances, the army did not evacuate besieged and wounded families and prevented treatment and the evacuation of the wounded, the report continued.

The PHR had filed a petition against IDF in January, which was dismissed by the Israeli High Court. Israeli army said that it was still looking into the allegations.

"At the conclusion of the fighting, the claims were investigated (by the army) in a thorough manner, as were many other issues, in the framework of an expert investigation," the IDF spokesman's office said in a statement.

Soldiers who participated in Gaza offensive was quoted by local daily Ha'aretz last week that Israeli army killed Palestinian civilians and intentionally destroyed their property during the Operation Cast Lead.

According to statistics released by the Palestinian Center for Human Rights, 1,434 people were killed during the 22-day offensive in the coastal enclave, including 960 civilians.