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Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/23/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-report.html
UN Report on 2014 Gaza War Criticizes Israel and Palestinians
(New York Times) Jodi Rudoren - A report released on Monday in Geneva by a commission of the UN Human Rights Council found "serious violations of international humanitarian law" that "may amount to war crimes" by both Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza during their bloody battle last summer. The Israeli government refused to cooperate with the Human Rights Council inquiry, saying it was inherently biased. The commission cited the "inherently indiscriminate nature" of rockets and mortars fired by Palestinians at Israeli civilians, condemned the Palestinians' execution of suspected collaborators, and said Palestinian authorities "have consistently failed" to bring violators of international law to justice.