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UN deadline for Gaza war report expires Friday

The UN General Assembly’s three-month deadline for its internal report on the 22-day Israeli war on the Gaza Strip will expire on Friday.

The General Assembly has already endorsed an investigation, headed by South African Judge Richard Goldstone, on Israel’s onslaught in December 2008 and January 2009.

The 575-page report drew criticism from Israel and its ally, the US, for highlighting the Israeli army’s deliberate targeting of civilians on the run and striking edifices known to be hosting civilian assemblies, among other crimes.

Judge Goldstone recommended that the conclusions of the report be forwarded to ICC (International Criminal Court) at the Hague if the parties involved in the Gaza war failed to conduct credible investigations within six months.

The report was condemned by Israel and the US as biased.

According to UN figures, more than 1,400 Palestinians, a large number of them women and children, lost their lives and many others were wounded during Israel’s “Operation Cast Lead” in which internationally banned white phosphorus bombs were used by Israeli forces.

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