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An Israeli commander who blew up a university in Gaza earlier this year has been censured by the military as he reportedly did not obtain permission to demolish the building. The commander, Brig. Gen. Barak Hiram, was formally censured for destroying Al-Israa University in January without “the necessary authorisation,” the Times of Israel (TOI) newspaper cited the Israeli army as saying on Monday. The army accuses Hamas of having used the building as a command centre, something the Palestinian group denies. Hiram claimed he felt the university posed a risk to him and his troops as Hamas had al…