Both Israel and armed Palestinian groups in the Gaza Strip have committed war crimes since the conflict there erupted on October 7 last year, according to a report by the UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday. “It is imperative that all those who have committed crimes be held accountable,” said the chair of the UN Human Rights Council Commission, Navi Pillay. Pillay called on Israel to end its military action in the Gaza Strip. Israel’s war crimes include starving the population as a means of warfare, deliberate attacks on civilians and civilian objects, sexual violence, torture and inhuman or …