US for discussion on Gaza report in Human Rights Council

Last Updated: Saturday, September 19, 2009, 09:50

The US on Friday said the UN report on Israeli war crimes in Gaza should be discussed in the Human Rights Council even as it focuses on re-launching of negotiations between Israel and Palestine to find a solution to the conflict.

US concerned over UN report on Gaza

Last Updated: Friday, September 18, 2009, 10:50

United States has expressed its concern over a UN report that accuses Israel of war crimes during the Gaza conflict.

Israeli forces committed war crimes during the Gaza assault

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 16, 2009, 23:18

Israeli forces committed "war crimes" and violated human rights during its military assault in a Gaza that lasted a month and claimed over 1400 lives, a UN fact finding mission into the conflict has found.

Significant evidence of rights abuse in Gaza: Pillay

Last Updated: Saturday, August 15, 2009, 13:43

Contending that there was "significant" evidence of human rights violation by Israeli forces in Gaza, a top UN human rights official has called for a "credible, independent and transparent" probe".

Israel killed unarmed Palestinians: HRW

Last Updated: Thursday, August 13, 2009, 15:18

A new report from Human Rights Watch says Israeli soldiers killed 11 unarmed Palestinian civilians carrying white flags during Israel`s Gaza offensive earlier this year.

Hamas may have committed war crimes: HRW

Last Updated: Thursday, August 6, 2009, 15:36

A prominent human rights group said there is "strong evidence" that Gaza`s Hamas rulers committed war crimes by allowing militants to fire rockets from the territory, killing civilians in Israel, in a report released on Thursday.

Israel orders probes into troops over Gaza war: Report

Last Updated: Thursday, July 30, 2009, 14:35

The Israeli military has ordered 14 criminal probes into the conduct of soldiers during the war on the Gaza Strip at the turn of the year, the Jerusalem Post reported on Thursday.