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Israel committed 'war crimes' in Gaza: UN probe chief
 
 
 
 
 
 
 AFP - Wednesday, September 16
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - - Israeli forces committed war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity during their assault on the Gaza Strip eight months ago, the head of a UN fact-finding rights mission said Tuesday.
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Richard Goldstone told reporters that his four-member probe panel "concluded that actions amounting to war crimes and possibly in some respect crimes against humanity were commited by the Israel Defense Forces."
 
 
 
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