Arab League calls for international investigation into Israel 'crimes' in Gaza

Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit called for "an international investigation" into the "crimes" of Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip at a special meeting of Arab Foreign Ministers in Cairo on Thursday.

Convened at the request of Saudi Arabia, the meeting was about "Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people" and the US decision to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, according to the Arab League.