In an ongoing conflict that has started over half a century ago, many are used to hearing about terrorist activities, failed peace processes and rezoning when it comes to the Arab-Israeli Conflict. Out of all the recent headlines, the one that resulted in the most deaths, is the one in Gaza that took place in December of 2007. After a six month investigation, the UN declared that Israel committed war crimes during the Gaza conflict. The report claimed that there were numerous deliberate attacks on civilians and that the firing of of certain shells were against humanitarian laws. The conflict resulted in a total of 1400 Palestinian deaths and 13 Israeli deaths. The investigators advised that the UN security council should allow both Israel and Palestine to launch their own "credible investigations" in three months or that the council should refer the case to the ICC.
By: Aminat T. Odunewu
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