Gaza war probes get UN approval

Gaza war probes get UN approval

United Nations (CNN) -- The United Nations General Assembly approved a resolution endorsing a U.N. report calling for both Israel and Palestine to carry out independent investigations of possible war crimes committed in the Gaza Strip during last winter's conflict.

The nonbinding resolution passed Thursday condemned "all targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure" and called on the Security Council to act if either side fails to comply within a three-month time frame.

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