United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday voiced his support for the Human Rights Council's plan to send a fact-finding mission to Gaza to investigate possible war crimes during the recent Israel-Hamas conflict. Ban met with South African Judge Richard Goldstone, who is heading the mission, and Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay in Geneva. The U.N. chief said he hoped the mission's work would proceed smoothly with cooperation from the concerned parties and send a positive message to the international community about accountability, according to details of the meeting provided by his spokesperson.
