The commission of inquiry set up by the United Nations Human Rights Council on August 11th to investigate war crimes committed by Israel during the 34-day war between Israel and Hezbollah released its report on October 4th. It accused both Israel and Hezbollah of violating international law. The report concluded, "serious violations of human rights and humanitarian law were committed by Israel. In many instances, it had failed to distinguish between military and civilian objectives... and [failed] to take all feasible precautions to minimize civilian injury and damage." In addition, it said that Hezbollah had "violated the applicable principles of humanitarian law" during the conflict by failing to distinguish between Israeli citizens and military targets. The UN commission was created in response to a request put forth by an organization of 56 Islamic states. A team of four experts in human rights and international humanitarian law has been assembled to investigate "the systematic targeting and killing of civilians by Israel; examine the types of weapons used by Israel and their conformity with international law; and assess the extent and deadly impact of Israeli attacks on human life, property, critical infrastructure and environment." This decision drew sharp criticism from countries such as the United States, France, Canada, and Japan on the grounds that the commission was one-sided and ignored violations of humanitarian law by Hezbollah against Israeli citizens. The controversial ruling was approved with 27 votes, with 11 western countries voting against and 8 countries abstaining. In an angry response to the commission's findings, Pakistan's ambassador Masood Khan said, "the report is deferential to Israel, condescending to Lebanon and accusatory towards Hezbollah."