Gaza war crimes claims in UN report

UN investigators said Israel and Palestinian militant groups abused international humanitarian law during the 2014 Gaza conflict, and this may be tantamount to war crimes.

Gaza war crimes claims in UN report

In a report after a year-long inquiry, they called on Israel to explain its “targeting decisions”. This would allow independent assessment of its attacks on the Gaza Strip, which killed 1,462 civilians and destroyed thousands of homes.

The independent investigators, led by American Mary McGowan Davis, condemned executions of alleged Palestinian “collaborators” with Israel, by militants in Gaza, and said these killings appeared to constitute war crimes.

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