Goldstone fact-finding mission publishes Gaza findings

A three-hour humanitarian ceasefire is implemented to permit civilian access to essential supplies and medical assistance, but combat resumes afterward.

UNRWA suspends operations until security can be guaranteed, underscoring threats to humanitarian workers and access during the offensive.

Israel announces a unilateral ceasefire, followed later by Hamas and other Palestinian factions. Both announcements occur amid continuing disputes over troop withdrawal, rockets and crossing...

UN OCHA reports Israeli troops have withdrawn from the Gaza Strip and remain deployed along its border. Civilian needs and destruction assessments continue.

The president of the UN Human Rights Council establishes a fact-finding mission to investigate possible violations of international human rights and humanitarian law related to the Gaza military...

UN General Assembly decision 64/507 provides for direct plenary consideration of the Human Rights Council report containing the fact-finding mission findings.

Israeli forces board a humanitarian aid flotilla bound for Gaza in international waters; nine passengers are killed and many are injured. UN investigations later reach differing legal conclusions on...

UN Human Rights Council resolution 14/1 creates an international fact-finding mission to investigate possible violations of international law resulting from the 31 May interception.

UNESCO Executive Board votes 40 to 4, with 14 abstentions, to recommend admitting Palestine; a diplomatic avenue for Palestinian self-determination.

UNESCO General Conference votes 107 in favour, 14 against and 52 abstentions to admit Palestine as a member state.