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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly passed a resolution on Thursday urging Israel and the Palestinians to investigate war crimes charges leveled in a controversial U.N. report on the Gaza war.
The vote on the nonbinding resolution was 114 countries in favor with 18 opposed -- including Israel and its ally the United States -- and 44 abstaining. No country has veto power in the assembly.
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