The UN says Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu will lead its fact-finding mission into Beit Hanoun where 19 Palestinians died in Israeli shelling
on 8 November.
The mission aims to “recommend ways to protect Palestinian civilians against further Israeli attacks”, the UN says.
Israel has said the strike, which hit a civilian area in the Gaza Strip town, was due to a “technical failure”.
Mr Tutu - the winner of the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize for his fight against apartheid in South Africa - will present his findings by the middle of December, the Geneva-based council said.
