The Israeli government meanwhile is reportedly considering establishing an inquiry on UN allegations it committed war crimes in the assault on the Gaza Strip earlier this year. It’s unclear if the proposal under consideration would probe the allegations or focus on how to deal with avoiding prosecution under international law. An Israeli cabinet minister has proposed establishing a commission to assess the UN inquiry’s judicial ramifications. On Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced the UN report, saying those who take it seriously “oppose peace.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: “Those who support Goldstone, the Goldstone report, oppose peace, because there’s not a government in sight, there’s not a citizen — not consensus. There won’t be an Israeli public that will say, 'Let us take additional risk for peace, because whatever happens, we'll have the right of self-defense.’ This report is a blow to peace because it says that Israel cannot defend itself.”

Netanyahu’s comments come as the head of the inquiry, Judge Richard Goldstone, continues to defend the report’s findings. In an interview with CNN, Goldstone said he believes Israel intentionally targeted Palestinian civilians in the Gaza assault.