UN Forms War Crimes Team to Investigate Alleged Violations During Gaza Strip Conflict

The United Nations has formed a four-member fact-finding team whose mission will be to investigate alleged violations committed during the most recent conflict between Israelis and Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

Richard Goldstone, a South African judge and former war crimes prosecutor, will head the mission formed by the UN Human Rights Council. The team is expected to investigate “all violations of international law” tied to that Gaza Strip conflict which ended on January 18.

Palestinians have claimed Israel violated international law during their campaign in the Gaza Strip which left nearly 1,500 dead, many of them civilians. Israel has dispute the number of deaths, claiming about 1,100 were killed, the majority being militants.

There have been numerous claims that Israel carried out indiscriminate attacks during the campaign, often targeting areas with large civilian populations yet the Israeli military has said they acted in accordance to the rules of warfare under international law.

The fact-finding mission is expected to begin within weeks

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