UNHRC resolution to probe alleged crimes during Gaza conflict
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Context: India was among 14 countries that abstained from voting on a resolution at the U.N. Human Rights Council to launch an investigation into alleged violations and crimes during the 11-day conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
- The resolution was adopted as 24 countries voted in favour of it while nine opposed it.
- India abstained from voting and China and Russia were among those voting in favour.
Is the two-state solution still alive?
- The Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on ensuring respect for international human rights law and international humanitarian law in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, and in Israel.
- The international commission of inquiry has been established to investigate violations of international humanitarian law and all alleged violations and abuses of international human rights during the recent conflict.
- The special session of the Council was called to discuss the “grave human rights
situation” in the Palestinian territory including East Jerusalem.
India’s view on this issue:
- India welcomed the diplomatic efforts of the international community and regional countries that have resulted in bringing ceasefire between Israel and armed groups in Gaza.
- India calls on all parties to show extreme restraint, desist from actions that aggravate tensions and refrain from any further attempts to unilaterally change the existing status-quo, including in East Jerusalem and its neighbourhoods.
- India is concerned about the continuing violence in Jerusalem, especially at Haram Al Sharif/Temple Mount and other Palestinian territories.
- India continues to provide developmental and humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian Authority, including COVID-19 related assistance, bilaterally, and through our dedicated contribution to the UN.
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