| U.N. Report on Gaza Finds Both Israel and Palestinian Militants May Be Guilty of War Crimes |
Monday, June 22, 2015 7:33 AM EDT |
| A United Nations investigation has found “serious violations of international humanitarian law” that “may amount to war crimes” by both Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip during their bloody battle last summer. |
| A report released on Monday in Geneva by a commission of the United Nations Human Rights Council said that “impunity prevails across the board” regarding the actions of Israeli forces in Gaza, and called on Israel to “break with its recent lamentable track record in holding wrongdoers accountable.” |
| As for Palestinian armed groups, the commission cited the “inherently indiscriminate nature” of rockets and mortars fired at Israeli civilians, condemned the execution of suspected collaborators, and said Palestinian authorities “have consistently failed” to bring violators of international law to justice. |
| The report condemns Israel’s restrictions on Gaza residents’ travel and trade, saying “the blockade and the military operation have led to a protection crisis and chronic, widespread and systematic violations of human rights.” |
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Monday, June 22, 2015
U.N. Report on Gaza Finds Both Israel and Palestinian Militants May Be Guilty of War Crimes
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