UN Security Council agrees to discuss Gaza war crimes report on Oct. 14

UN council to discuss Gaza war crimes on Oct. 14

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council will discuss a report next week that claims war crimes were committed by both sides during last winter’s Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza.

The council met behind closed doors Wednesday to discuss Libya’s request for an emergency meeting on the report, written by legal experts chaired by eminent South African jurist Richard Goldstone.

The council agreed to advance its monthly meeting on the Middle East to Oct 14 and focus on the war crimes report. The meeting was originally scheduled for Oct. 20.

Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian U.N. observer, said the Palestinians, Arab nations, and the 118-nation Nonaligned Movement of mainly developing countries strongly support the Libyan initiative.