Israel: Do not co-operate with UN inquiry into Gaza operation

Senior officials from Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs have instructed Israel not to co-operate with a UN Human Rights Council commission of inquiry into the operation in Gaza, reports Israeli news site Ynet News.

The UN Human Rights Council voted on 23 July to launch a commission of inquiry into "into purported violations of international humanitarian and human rights laws in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem," according to a UN statement.