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Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict

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The UN Fact-Finding Mission led by Justice Richard Goldstone has released its long-awaited report on the Gaza conflict, in which it concluded there is evidence indicating serious violations of international human rights and humanitarian law were committed by Israel during the Gaza conflict, and that Israel committed actions amounting to war crimes, and possibly crimes against humanity.

The report also concludes there is also evidence that Palestinian armed groups committed war crimes, as well as possibly crimes against humanity, in their repeated launching of rockets and mortars into Southern Israel. 

Press Release

Dedicated Website and access to full Report (575 pages) in pdf

Executive Summary of Report

Report conclusions and recommendations

Richard Goldstone biography