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| UN votes to endorse Gaza report | UN votes to endorse Gaza report |
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| The UN human rights body has endorsed a report into Israel's offensive in Gaza which accuses both Israel and Palestinian militants of war crimes. | The UN human rights body has endorsed a report into Israel's offensive in Gaza which accuses both Israel and Palestinian militants of war crimes. |
| The report by Richard Goldstone calls for credible investigations by Israel and Hamas, and international war crimes prosecutions if they fail to do that. | The report by Richard Goldstone calls for credible investigations by Israel and Hamas, and international war crimes prosecutions if they fail to do that. |
| Both Israel and the US opposed endorsement of the report, saying it would set back Middle East peace hopes. | Both Israel and the US opposed endorsement of the report, saying it would set back Middle East peace hopes. |
| The vote was 25 to six for the resolution. Eleven countries abstained. | The vote was 25 to six for the resolution. Eleven countries abstained. |
| The Palestinian Authority initially backed deferring a vote, but changed its position after domestic criticism. | |
| The US has dubbed the report "flawed", but has still urged - along with the UK and France - both sides to launch independent investigations. | |
| Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reported to have urged UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown to vote against the report in a 30-minute telephone conversation on Thursday night. |