The U.N.'s top human rights official backed a report Thursday accusing Israeli forces and Palestinian militants of war crimes during their conflict in Gaza last winter.
Navi Pillay's endorsement of the report by an expert group led by Judge Richard Goldstone came as Israel warned the U.N. Human Rights Council that approving the document risked undermining Middle East peace.
Pillay told the 47-member council that she supported the report's recommendations, "including its call for urgent action to counter impunity" _ meaning that Israel and Hamas must investigate and prosecute those who committed war crimes.
The 575-page report concluded …
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