Nov 5th, 2009 - VOA News
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After two days of debate, the U.N. General Assembly has overwhelmingly endorsed a report from the Human Rights Council calling for domestic investigations into alleged war crimes committed by both Israel's military and Palestinian militants during the Gaza conflict that began last December.
The final vote was 114 in favor, 18 against and 44 abstentions.
Strong support came from the Arab and non-aligned countries, many of whom co-sponsored the draft resolution.
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