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humanitarian law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, in
accordance with article 1 common to the Geneva Conventions, and to fulfil their obligations
under articles 146, 147 and 148 of the Fourth Geneva Convention with regard to penal
sanctions, grave breaches and the responsibilities of the High Contracting Parties;
35.
Deplores the legislation adopted by the Knesset on 28 October 2024, and calls
upon Israel, the occupying Power, to abide by its international obligations, including under
the Charter of the United Nations and international humanitarian law, to respect the privileges
and immunities of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in
the Near East and to uphold its responsibility to allow and facilitate full, rapid, safe and
unhindered humanitarian assistance in all its forms into and throughout the Occupied
Palestinian Territory, including the entire Gaza Strip;
36.
Urges all States to continue to provide emergency assistance, including
humanitarian relief and development assistance, to the Palestinian people to alleviate the
financial crisis and the dire socioeconomic and humanitarian situation, particularly in the
Gaza Strip, emphasizes the vital role of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for
Palestine Refugees in the Near East in providing basic and necessary services for millions of
Palestinians in the region, and calls upon all States to ensure that the Agency receives
predictable sustained and sufficient funding to fulfil its mandate, pending the just resolution
of the question of Palestine refugees, in line with international law and the relevant
resolutions;
37.
Calls for an end to all ongoing policies of harassment, threats, intimidation and
reprisals, detention and expulsion against human rights defenders, journalists, media workers
and civil society actors who peacefully advocate for the rights of the Palestinian people,
including by cooperating with United Nations human rights bodies, calls for their protection,
and underscores the need to investigate all such acts and to ensure accountability and
effective remedies;
38.
Expresses concern at the spread of disinformation and propaganda, including
on the Internet, which can be designed and implemented to mislead, to violate human rights,
including the right to freedom of expression, to spread hatred, racism, xenophobia, negative
stereotyping and stigmatization and to incite violence, discrimination and hostility, and
emphasizes the important contribution by journalists in countering this trend;
39.
Calls upon Israel to revoke all unsubstantiated designations of Palestinian
human rights and humanitarian organizations as terrorist or unlawful organizations and to
refrain from using antiterrorism legislation to undermine civil society and its valuable work
and contributions to the pursuit of accountability;
40.
Affirms that undue restrictions imposed by States on peaceful protests and civil
society working to protect human rights and advocating for respect of international law in
the context of the military assault on the Gaza Strip run contrary to the obligations of States
under international law;
41.
Expresses deep concern at the conditions of Palestinian prisoners and
detainees, including minors, in Israeli jails and detention centres and at the continued use of
administrative detention, and calls upon Israel to explicitly prohibit torture, including
psychological torture, and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, to
fully respect and abide by its obligations under international law towards all Palestinian
prisoners and detainees in its custody, including by ensuring access to medical care and
vaccinations, to implement fully the agreement reached in May 2012 for a prompt and
independent investigation into all cases of death in custody and to release immediately all
Palestinian prisoners, including Palestinian legislators, detained in violation of international
law;
42.
Demands that Israel cease its policy of transferring prisoners from the
Occupied Palestinian Territory into the territory of Israel and respect fully its obligations
under article 76 of the Fourth Geneva Convention;
43.
Reaffirms that children shall be the object of special respect and shall be
protected against any form of indecent assault, emphasizes that any arrest, detention or trial
of Palestinian children by Israel is in violation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child,
and notes that the Israeli policy of holding criminal proceedings against children in military
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