KW: The United Nations’ top human rights body has voted to send a team of international war crimes investigators to probe the deadly shootings of Gaza protesters by Israeli forces. A resolution calling on the UN Human Rights Council to “urgently dispatch an independent, international commission of inquiry” was backed on Friday by 29 members.

The members – United States and Australia – voted against and 14 abstained.

Investigators must “investigate all alleged violations and abuses … in the context of the military assaults on large scale civilian protests that began on 30 March 2018”, the approved resolution said.  Only the U.S. and its vassal Australia vote to save an Israel investigation into the murder og scores of unarmed Palestinians protesting the 70th anniversary of their land being stolen. 29 votes in favor, two opposed and 14 abstentions. The U.S. and Australia opposed, the UK abstained.

Source: In Stunning Rebuke, UN Votes To Investigate Israel For Gaza Mass Shootings | Zero Hedge