May 27, 2021 Meet the Middle East

UN Human Rights Council votes for probe into ‘crimes’ committed in Gaza conflict

The United Nations Human Rights Council agreed on Thursday to launch an international investigation into crimes committed during the 11-day conflict between Israel and the Islamist group Hamas in Gaza.For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.By a vote of 24 states in favor, 9 against, with 14 abstentions, the 47-member forum adopted a resolution brought by the organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Palestinian delegation to the United Nations.“The draft resolution ... is therefore adopted,” Nazhat Shameem Khan, Fiji’s ambassador who serves as current president of the Geneva forum, said after an all-day special session.- developing
Source: Al Arabiya
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