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UN backs Gaza 'war crimes' report

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The United Nations Human Rights Council has voted to endorse an investigation of military actions during this year's Israeli offensive into Gaza.

The report chaired by South African Judge Richard Goldstone accuses both Israel and Hamas of war crimes. Both Israel and the US opposed endorsing the report. They warned it would set back Middle East peace hopes.

The BBC's Middle East Editor Jeremy Bowen reports.

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