#international humanitarian law
In an extraordinary meeting, the United Nations Human Rights Council voted to launch an independent investigation into alleged Israeli war crimes in Gaza after Palestinian calls for Israel to be held accountable for the purported violation of international humanitarian and human rights laws. Meeting in Geneva, the 46-member human rights council supported a Palestinian-drafted resolution by 29 votes, with wide support from Arab, African, South American and Asian countries, including Brazil, China, India, Russia and South Africa. The United States, meanwhile, was…