UN council urged to look at Israel's conduct in Gaza

The UN SecurityCouncil should look into possible violations of international law during Israel's three-week war in the Gaza Strip, a senior UN official said on Tuesday. Karen AbuZayd, head of the UN relief agency in the Palestinian territories UNRWA, told the 15 council members that they shared part of the burden of helping the 1.5 million Palestinians in Gaza return to normalcy.

This, she said, includes supporting "moves to investigate apparent contraventions of international law, including direct attacks on UN personnel and facilities, as in UNRWA's own headquarters and five of its schools."  (Reuters)