WORLDWIDE PROTESTED AGAINST ISRAELI BOMBARDMENT IN GAZA
People around the world gathered in demonstrations to express their
anger at Israel’s attack on Gaza. Thousands of people gathered in Egypt,
Syria and across the region, as well as in places like Chile, Spain and
the United Kingdom.
Thousands gathered in Egyptian cities on Friday to protest against
Israeli air strikes on 
the Gaza Strip as Egypt's president vowed to
support the enclave's people in the face of "blatant aggression".
the Gaza Strip as Egypt's president vowed to
support the enclave's people in the face of "blatant aggression".
More than 1,000 people gathered near Cairo's al-Azhar mosque after Friday prayers, many waving Egyptian and Palestinian flags.
"Gaza Gaza, symbol of pride", they chanted, and "generation after generation, we declare our enmity towards you, Israel."
In a separate protest in Beirut, dozens gathered in front of the
United Nations headquarters, denouncing the Israeli offensive and
calling on Arab countries to support Palestinians.
In New York's Times Square, more than one hundred people gathered to support Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
On the other side of the world in Sydney Australia, supporters of Israel stood face to face with Palestinian supporters.
And in Seoul South Korea, protesters gathered in front of the Israeli Embassy.
In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, a group of people staged a peaceful demonstration in front of the United
States' embassy to protest Israel's recent military attacks against
civilians in Gaza.
Source: Agency
GOLDSTONE TO LEAD GAZA INVESTIGATION
Richard Goldstone, right, will lead the fact-finding investigation into the Gaza war
The United Nations has appointed a former war crimes prosecutor to investigate offences allegedly committed by Israeli and Palestinian fighters during Israel's war on Gaza.
Richard Goldstone, a Jewish judge from South Africa, will lead a fact-finding team on the mission, ordered by the Human Rights Council in January.
"I am confident the mission will be in a position to assess, in an independent and impartial manner, all human rights and humanitarian law violations committed in the context of the Gaza conflict," Goldstone said in a statement issued on Friday.
Other members of the group are Christine Chinkin, a British professor of international law, Hina Jilani, a Pakistani lawyer and retired Irish army colonel Desmond Travers.
The investigation's mandate is to focus only on Palestinian victims of the 22-day war.
The Israeli military claims Hamas fighters used civilians as human shields, booby-trapped homes and shot at troops from densely populated areas.
Israeli officials on Friday did not say whether or not they would co-operate with the UN investigation. It has rejected previous human rights council investigations, including one led by Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate, calling them "biased".
Courtesy: Al jazeera
The United Nations has appointed a former war crimes prosecutor to investigate offences allegedly committed by Israeli and Palestinian fighters during Israel's war on Gaza.Richard Goldstone, a Jewish judge from South Africa, will lead a fact-finding team on the mission, ordered by the Human Rights Council in January.
"I am confident the mission will be in a position to assess, in an independent and impartial manner, all human rights and humanitarian law violations committed in the context of the Gaza conflict," Goldstone said in a statement issued on Friday.
Other members of the group are Christine Chinkin, a British professor of international law, Hina Jilani, a Pakistani lawyer and retired Irish army colonel Desmond Travers.
The investigation's mandate is to focus only on Palestinian victims of the 22-day war.The Israeli military claims Hamas fighters used civilians as human shields, booby-trapped homes and shot at troops from densely populated areas.
Israeli officials on Friday did not say whether or not they would co-operate with the UN investigation. It has rejected previous human rights council investigations, including one led by Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate, calling them "biased".
Courtesy: Al jazeera
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