Amnesty hails UN vote on Goldstone report 

London, 05 Nov-(ANA)-The UN vote adopting key recommendations of the Goldstone report on the conflict in Gaza and southern Israel earlier this year is vitally important for ensuring that those who committed war crimes be held to account, said Amnesty International.

Yvonne Terlingen, Head of Amnesty International office at the UN said .

"Both Israel and Hamas in Gaza have been served due notice, in this defining General Assembly resolution, that they must immediately conduct credible, independent investigations into the alleged grave violations of human rights and humanitarian law committed during the conflict.

"The clock is now running and we urge both parties to act without further delay. The UN has spoken up today for accountability and for an end to the cycle of impunity that has for so long obstructed the search for peace and justice between Israelis and Palestinians." (ANA)

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