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A Palestinian flag flies as the ruins of houses, which were destroyed by Israeli airstrikes during the Israeli-Palestinian fighting, are seen, in Gaza Strip, May 25, 2021. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem Asharq Al-Awsat
The United Nations Human Rights Council agreed on Thursday to launch an international investigation into crimes committed during the 11-day conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
By a vote of 24 states in favor, 9 against, with 14 abstentions, the 47-member forum adopted a resolution brought by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Palestinian delegation to the United Nations. The draft resolution . is therefore adopted, Nazhat Shameem Khan, Fiji s ambassador who serves as current president of the Geneva forum, said after an all-day special session.
India News: The United States on Thursday said that it deeply regretted a decision by the United Nations Human Rights Council to launch an international investiga
Human Rights Council to probe Israeli war crimes in occupied territories
Human Rights Council to probe Israeli war crimes in occupied territories
GENEVA, Thursday, May 27, 2021 (WAFA) – The United Nations Human Rights Council voted during a special session held today to address the grave human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, to form an independent international commission of inquiry into the Israeli aggression in the occupied Palestinian territories.
Twenty-four countries voted in favor of the draft resolution, 14 abstained, while 9 countries - Uruguay, Britain, the Marshall Islands, Malawi, Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, Cameroon, and the Czech Republic -opposed it.
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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, attends a meeting of the Human Rights Council of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, June 17, 2020. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)
Israel’s recent barrage of deadly airstrikes on the Gaza Strip during an 11-day clash with the Hamas terror group might be war crimes, the UN rights chief said Thursday, adding she had seen no evidence the attacked buildings were used for military purposes. She also said Hamas had violated international humanitarian law.
Addressing a special session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Michelle Bachelet voiced deep concern about the surge in deadly violence between Israelis and Palestinians earlier this month.