Israel and Hamas to face investigation for possible war crimes following 11 days of fighting |

Israel and Hamas will be investigated for potential war crimes after the UN Human Rights Council passed a resolution in favour of action.

The resolution was passed by 29 votes to four at a special session in Geneva; the UK, France and Japan were among those who voted against it.

A commission of inquiry will now be established to look into “all underlying root causes of recurrent tensions, instability and protraction of conflict”.

Israel’s foreign ministry strongly dismissed the investigation and said it would not cooperate with a body that…