A group of UN experts called for full and independent investigations into crimes committed in Israel and Palestine in a joint statement, Anadolu Agency reports.

Urging Israel, the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank and authorities in Gaza to cooperate fully with the investigations, they said “independent investigators must be given the necessary resources, support and access required to conduct prompt, thorough and impartial investigations into crimes allegedly committed by all parties to the conflict.”

“The duty to investigate war crimes and crimes against humanity, including any act of summary or extrajudicial killing, torture or other outrages on human dignity, is a fundamental legal obligation,” they added.

Read the full report here.

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