Palestinian children play in front of the rubble of a building that was destroyed during the 50-day war between Israel and Hamas' militants in the summer of 2014, on July 3, 2015, in the Beit Hanun, northern Gaza Strip. AFP
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The United Nations human rights body called on Israel and the Palestinians to prosecute alleged war crimes committed in the 2014 Gaza war and to cooperate with the International Criminal Court's preliminary investigation.
The U.N. Human Rights Council debated the issue days before the first anniversary of Israel launching "Operation Protective Edge" in response to rockets fired by militants in the Hamas-ruled enclave into Israel.
The 47-member state Geneva forum adopted a resolution, presented by the Palestinian delegation backed by Muslim states, by a vote of 41 in favour, one against (the United States) and five abstentions. All European Union member states, including Britain, France and Germany, voted in favour.
