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United Nations A/HRC/S-21/L.1

General Assembly Distr.: Limited23 July 21!

"ri#inal: $n#lis%

Human Rights Council

Twenty-first special session23 July 21!

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Afghanistan*"Algeria*Cuba*#$ibouti*+%gypt+&on behalf of the Group of ArabStates'*(n)onesia**al)i+es**orocco*,aistan &on behalf of the .rganiation of

(slamic Cooperation'*Sau)i Arabia*State of ,alestine0+eneuela &oli+arian

Republic of'3 )raft resolution

S-21/4%nsuring respect for international law in the .ccupie),alestinian Territory0 inclu)ing %ast 5erusalem

The Human Rights Council*

Guided,y t%e uroses and riniles o t%e C%arter o t%e United Nations and t%e

Uni0ersal Delaration o Human Ri#%ts*

Recalling&eneral Assem,ly resolution /21 o 1 ar% 2 and Human Ri#%ts

Counil resolutions /1 and /2 o 14 June 25*

Reaffirming t%e ri#%t to sel-determination o t%e 6alestinian eole and t%e

inadmissi,ility o t%e a7uisition o land ,y t%e use o ore* as ens%rined in t%e C%arter*

Affirming t%e alia,ility o international %uman ri#%ts la8 and international

%umanitarian la8* in artiular t%e &ene0a Con0ention relati0e to t%e 6rotetion o Ci0ilian

6ersons in 9ime o ar* o 12 Au#ust 1'!'*1 to t%e "uied 6alestinian 9erritory*

inludin# $ast Jerusalem*

Reaffirmingt%at all Hi#% Contratin# 6arties to t%e ;ourt% &ene0a Con0ention 1are

under t%e o,li#ation to reset and ensure reset or t%e o,li#ations arisin# rom t%e said

Con0ention in relation to t%e "uied 6alestinian 9erritory* inludin# $ast Jerusalem* and

reairmin# t%eir o,li#ations under artiles 1!* 1!5 and 1!4 8it% re#ard to enal santions*

#ra0e ,rea%es and resonsi,ilities o t%e Hi#% Contratin# 6arties*

Gravely concernedat t%e la< o imlementation o t%e reommendations ontained

in t%e reort o t%e United Nations ;at-;indin# ission on t%e &a=a Conlit o 2'*2and

on0ined t%at la< o aounta,ility or 0iolations o international la8 reinores a ultureo imunity* leadin# to a reurrene o 0iolations and seriously endan#erin# t%e

maintenane o international eae*

Notingt%at ' July 21! marnternational Court o Justie on t%e le#al onse7uenes o t%e onstrution

o a 8all in t%e "uied 6alestinian 9erritory and t%at no ro#ress %as ,een made on its

imlementation* and airmin# t%e ur#ent need to reset and ensure reset or

international %umanitarian la8 and international %uman ri#%ts la8 in t%is re#ard*

Firmly convincedt%at ?ustie and reset or t%e rule o la8 are t%e indisensa,le

,ases or eae* and stressin# t%at re0ailin# lon#-standin# and systemi imunity or

international la8 0iolations %as reated a ?ustie risis in t%e "uied 6alestinian 9erritory

t%at 8arrants ation* inludin# aounta,ility or international rimes*

Noting t%e systemati ailure ,y >srael to arry out #enuine in0esti#ations in an

imartial* indeendent* romt and eeti0e 8ay* as re7uired ,y international la8* on

0iolene and oenes arried out a#ainst 6alestinians ,y t%e ouyin# ores and settlers

and to esta,lis% ?udiial aounta,ility o0er its military ations in t%e "uied 6alestinian

9erritory* inludin# $ast Jerusalem*

+ + Non-mem,er State o t%e Human Ri#%ts Counil.1 United Nations* Treaty Series* 0ol. 5* No. '53.2 A/HRC/12/!4.

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Emphasizingt%e o,li#ations o >srael as t%e ouyin# 6o8er to ensure t%e 8elare

and saety o t%e 6alestinian i0ilian oulation under its ouation in t%e est @ansraels 8ilul a,diation and

re?etion o its o,li#ations in t%is re#ard*

Notingt%at t%e deli,erate tar#etin# o i0ilians and ot%er roteted ersons and t%eeretration o systemati* la#rant and 8idesread 0iolations o alia,le international

%umanitarian la8 and international %uman ri#%ts la8 in situations o armed onlit

onstitute #ra0e ,rea%es and a t%reat to international eae and seurity*

eploring t%e massi0e >sraeli military oerations in t%e "uied 6alestinian

9erritory* inludin# $ast Jerusalem* sine 13 June 21!* 8%i% %a0e in0ol0ed

disroortionate and indisriminate attasraeli

military assault on t%e ouied &a=a Stri* t%e latest in a series o military a##ressions ,y

>srael* and ations o mass losures* mass arrest and t%e sraeli

military oerations arried out in t%e "uied 6alestinian 9erritory sine 13 June 21!*

artiularly t%e latest >srael military assault in t%e ouied &a=a Stri* ,y air* land and sea*

8%i% %as in0ol0ed disroortionate and indisriminate atta


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. "elcomest%e initiati0e o $#yt* suorted ,y t%e Lea#ue o Ara, States* and

alls or all re#ional and international ators to suort t%is initiati0e in 0ie8 o seurin# a

omre%ensi0e easeire

. emands t%at >srael* t%e ouyin# 6o8er* immediately and ully end its

ille#al losure o t%e ouied &a=a Stri* 8%i% in itsel amounts to olleti0e unis%mento t%e 6alestinian i0ilian oulation* inludin# t%rou#% t%e immediate* sustained and

unonditional oenin# o t%e rossin#s or t%e lo8 o %umanitarian aid* ommerial #oods

and ersons to and rom t%e &a=a Stri* in omliane 8it% its o,li#ations under

international %umanitarian la8

5. Calls upont%e international ommunity* inludin# t%e States em,ers o t%e

United Nations* international inanial institutions and inter#o0ernmental and non-

#o0ernmental or#ani=ations* as 8ell as re#ional and interre#ional or#ani=ations* to ro0ide

ur#ently needed %umanitarian assistane and ser0ies to t%e 6alestinian eole in t%e &a=a

Stri* inludin# ,y suortin# t%e emer#eny aeal laun%ed ,y t%e United Nations Relie

and orsraeli settlers ille#ally

transerred to t%e "uied 6alestinian 9erritory* inludin# $ast Jerusalem* a#ainst

6alestinian i0ilians* inludin# %ildren* and t%eir roerties* and ondemns in t%e stron#est

terms t%e resultin# eretration o %ate rimes

'. E!presses deep concern at t%e ondition o 6alestinian risoners and

detainees in >sraeli ?ails and detention entres* in artiular ollo8in# t%e arrest ,y >srael o

more t%an 1* 6alestinians sine 13 June 21!* and alls uon >srael* t%e ouyin#

6o8er* to immediately release all 6alestinian risoners 8%ose detention is not in

aordane 8it% international la8* inludin# all %ildren and all mem,ers o t%e 6alestinian

Le#islati0e Counil

1. #nderlines t%e imortane o ensurin# t%e rotetion o all i0ilians*

em%asi=es t%e ontinued ailure o >srael to rotet t%e 6alestinian i0ilian oulationunder its ouation as demanded ,y international la8* and in t%is onteBt alls or

immediate international rotetion or t%e 6alestinian eole in t%e "uied 6alestinian

9erritory* inludin# $ast Jerusalem* in aordane 8it% t%e rele0ant ro0isions o t%e

C%arter o t%e United Nations* international %umanitarian la8 and international %uman

ri#%ts la8

11. Recommends t%at t%e &o0ernment o S8it=erland* in its aaity as

deositary o t%e ;ourt% &ene0a Con0ention* 1romtly reon0ene t%e onerene o Hi#%

Contratin# 6arties to t%e Con0ention on measures to enore t%e Con0ention in t%e

"uied 6alestinian 9erritory* inludin# $ast Jerusalem* and to ensure its reset in

aordane 8it% artile 1 ommon to t%e our &ene0a Con0entions* 3,earin# in mind t%e

statement adoted ,y t%e Conerene o t%e Hi#% Contratin# 6arties on 1 July 1'''* and

t%e Delaration adoted ,y t%e Conerene on Deem,er 21

12. Re$uestsall rele0ant seial roedures mandate %olders to ur#ently see< and

#at%er inormation on all %uman ri#%ts 0iolations in t%e "uied 6alestinian 9erritory*

inludin# $ast Jerusalem* aordin# to t%eir reseti0e mandates* and to inlude t%eir

o,ser0ations in t%eir annual reorts to t%e Human Ri#%ts Counil

13. ecides to ur#ently disat% an indeendent* international ommission o

in7uiry* to ,e aointed ,y t%e 6resident o t%e Human Ri#%ts Counil* to in0esti#ate all

0iolations o international %umanitarian la8 and international %uman ri#%ts la8 in t%e

"uied 6alestinian 9erritory* inludin# $ast Jerusalem* artiularly in t%e ouied &a=a

3 United Nations* Treaty Series* 0ol. 5* Nos. '5'53.

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Stri* in t%e onteBt o t%e military oerations onduted sine 13 June 21!* 8%et%er

,eore* durin# or ater* to esta,lis% t%e ats and irumstanes o su% 0iolations and o t%e

rimes eretrated and to identiy t%ose resonsi,le* to ma

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