By KUNA,
Geneva : The Human Rights Council (HRC) strongly condemned Monday the ongoing Israeli military operation carried out in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (oPt) particularly in the occupied Gaza Strip, which have resulted in massive violations of human rights of the Palestinian people and systematic destruction of the Palestinian infrastructure.
The Council decided to an urgent independent fact finding mission to investigate all violations of international human rights law and International Humanitarian Law by the occupying power, Israel, against the Palestinian People throughout the oPt, particularly in the occupied Gaza strip, due to the current aggression, and calls upon Israel not to obstruct the process of investigation and to fully cooperate with the mission.
In addition, the Council called for in the resolution which was adopted by votes for 33, one against (Canada) and 13 abstentions (EU members of the Council and Switzerland), for the immediate cessation of of the Israeli attacks throughout the oPt, in particularly in the Occupied Gaza Strip that have resulted thus far in the killing of about 900 and the injury to more than 4,000 Palestinians including a large number of woman and children, and the end to the launching of the crude rockets against Israeli civilians that resulted in the loss of 4 civilian lives and some injuries.
The resolution demanded that the occupying power, Israel, to immediately withdraw its military forces from the occupied Gaza Strip.
The Council called upon the occupying power, Israel, to end its occupation to all Palestinian lands occupied since 1967, and to respect its commitment within the peace process towards the establishment of the independent sovereign Palestinian state with east Jerusalem as its capital, living in peace and security with all its neighbors.
And demanded the occupying power, Israel, to stop the targeting of civilians and medical facilities and staff as well as the systematic destruction of public and private properties as laid down by the fourth Geneva convention.
The resolution also demanded the occupying power, Israel, to lift its siege open all borders to allow access, free movement of humanitarian aid to the occupied Gaza strip, including the establishment of humanitarian corridors, in compliance with its obligations under in humanitarian law.
In addition the resolution called for immediate international protection of the Palestinian people in the oPt in compliance with the International Human Rights Law and International Humanitarian Law.
The resolution also requested the UN Secretary General to investigate thee latest targeting of UNRWA facilities in Gaza, including schools, that resulted in the killing of tens of Palestinian Civilians including women and children, and to submit a report to the General Assembly.
Palestinian Amabassador in Geneva Ibrahim Khraichi commented on the Israeli repsonse to the Council s resolution that killing can never be a matter of point of view.
During the debate on Friday the State of Kuwait represented by Kuwaiti diplomat Sadiq Marafi told the Council that Kuwait calls upon the Council to establish a committee of enquiry in the gross human rights violations of the Palestinian people in Gaza by the occupying force, Israel.