JERUSALEM: Israel called on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) for the shelving of a United Nations inquiry into its war last summer in the Gaza Strip after the probe's head quit over Israeli accusations of conflict of interest.

Canadian international law expert William Schabas resigned on Monday (Tuesday in Manila) after Israel complained that he had prepared a legal opinion for the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in October 2012, the United Nations said.

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