Arab League Hails UN Human Rights Council’s Resolution to Probe Israeli Violations
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Arab League on Sunday welcomed the UN Human Rights Council's resolution to create an international commission to investigate Israel's violations against the Palestinians.
In a statement, the Cairo-based Arab League said the resolution comes "in the light of the (Israeli) ethnic cleansing in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, Silwan neighborhood, and the aggression on Gaza".
Saeed Abu Ali, the Arab League assistant secretary-general, said the resolution "reflects the willingness of the international community to stand for their responsibilities towards what the Palestinian people are facing of massacres and violations."
Abu Ali called for accelerating the formation of the inquiry commission and piling pressure on Israel not to hinder its work, Anadolu Agency reported.
On Thursday, the UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution that calls for the urgent creation of an international independent investigation commission to probe Israel's human rights violations during its attacks in the occupied Palestinian territories since April 13.
The commission will investigate "all alleged violations of international humanitarian law leading up to and since 13 April 2021, and all underlying root causes of recurrent tensions, instability, and protraction of conflict, including systematic discrimination and repression based on national, ethnic, racial, or religious identity," it added.
Israel launched a bloody bombing campaign on Gaza on May 10 after harassment of Palestinians in Jerusalem al-Quds and attempts to steal their lands in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of the city.
On May 21, a ceasefire came into effect ending the 12-day Israeli bombing campaign against the besieged Gaza Strip.
More than 280 Palestinians were killed, including 67 children, while thousands more were injured. The bombardment was seen as an Israeli assault of Palestinian towers which left thousands homeless and seeking shelter in UNRWA schools.
