All sides committed 'war crimes' during Gaza war says UN rights chief

All parties involved in the ongoing conflict in Gaza have carried out “clear violations of international humanitarian law including possible war crimes”, the UN's top human rights official, Volker Turk, has said.

Turk said he wants independent investigations into violations committed during the war to hold perpetrators to account and end "entrenched impunity”.

In a statement, the UN official singled out Israel for using devastating weaponry in built-up areas and called on the Israeli military to allow displaced Palestinians to return to their homes.