Work of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human
Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories
A/RES/70/87
Recalling the statement of 15 July 1999 and the declarations adopted on
5 December 2001 and on 17 December 2014 8 by the Conference of High
Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention, and welcoming initiatives by
States parties, both individually and collectively, according to article 1 of the
Convention and aimed at ensuring respect for the Convention in the Occupied
Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem,
Recalling also its resolution 58/292 of 6 May 2004,
Taking note of the report of the independent international fact-finding mission
to investigate the implications of the Israeli settlements on the civil, political,
economic, social and cultural rights of the Palestinian people throughout the
Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, 9
Convinced that occupation itself represents a gross and grave violation of
human rights,
Gravely concerned about the continuing detrimental impact of ongoing
unlawful Israeli practices and measures in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,
including East Jerusalem, including the excessive use of force by the Israeli
occupying forces against Palestinian civilians, resulting in the death and injury of
civilians and the widespread destruction of property and vital infrastructure,
including during the Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip in July and August
2014, as well as ongoing settlement activities and construction of the wall, the
internal forced displacement of civilians, the imposition of collective punishment
measures, particularly against the civilian population in the Gaza Strip, where
continuing severe restrictions on movement amount to a blockade, and the detention
and imprisonment of thousands of Palestinians,
Expressing grave concern about tensions, instability and violence in the
Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, due to the illegal policies
and practices of Israel, the occupying Power, especially provocations and
incitements regarding the holy places of Jerusalem, including the Haram al-Sharif,
Gravely concerned about all acts of violence, intimidation and provocation by
Israeli settlers against Palestinian civilians and properties, including homes,
mosques, churches and agricultural lands,
Gravely concerned also by reports regarding serious human rights violations
and grave breaches of international humanitarian law committed during the military
operations in the Gaza Strip between December 2008 and January 2009, including
the findings in the summary by the Secretary-General of the report of the Board of
Inquiry 10 and in the report of the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza
Conflict, 11 and reiterating the necessity for serious follow-up by all parties to the
recommendations addressed to them towards ensuring accountability and justice,
Deploring the killing and injury of thousands of civilians, including women
and children, during the military operations in the Gaza Strip in July and August 2014,
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8
A/69/711-S/2015/1, annex.
A/HRC/22/63.
10
See A/63/855-S/2009/250.
11
A/HRC/12/48.
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