Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the Palestinian people
in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem
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Territory, including in and around East Jerusalem, all of which, inter alia, gravely
and detrimentally impact the human rights of the Palestinian people, and the
prospects for achieving without delay an end to the Israeli occupation that began in
1967 and a just, lasting and comprehensive peace settlement between the Palestinian
and Israeli sides;
7.
Calls for urgent attention to the plight and the rights, in accordance with
international law, of Palestinian prisoners and detainees in Israeli jails, including
those on hunger strike, calls for efforts between the two sides for the further release
of prisoners and detainees, and also calls for respect for the United Nations Standard
Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules) 17 and
the United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non -custodial
Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok Rules); 18
8.
Condemns all acts of violence, including all acts of terror, provocation,
incitement and destruction, especially the excessive use of force by the Israeli
occupying forces against Palestinian civilians, particularly in the Gaza Strip, which
have caused extensive loss of life and vast numbers of injuries, including among
thousands of children and women, massive damage and destruction to homes,
economic, industrial and agricultural properties, vital infrastructure, including
water, sanitation and electricity networks, religious sites and public institutions,
including hospitals and schools, and United Nations facilities, and agricultural
lands, and large-scale internal displacement of civilians;
9.
Expresses grave concern at the firing of rockets against Israeli civilian
areas resulting in loss of life and injury;
10. Reiterates its demand for the full implementation of Security Council
resolution 1860 (2009);
11. Demands that Israel, the occupying Power, comply with its legal
obligations under international law, as mentioned in the advisory opinion rendered
on 9 July 2004 by the International Court of Justice 8 and as demanded in General
Assembly resolutions ES-10/15 and ES-10/13 of 21 October 2003, and that it
immediately cease the construction of the wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,
including in and around East Jerusalem, dismantle forthwith the structure situated
therein, repeal or render ineffective all legislative and regulatory acts relating
thereto, and make reparations for all damage caused by the construction of the wall,
which has gravely impacted the human rights and the socioeconomic living
conditions of the Palestinian people;
12. Reiterates the need for respect for the territorial unity, contiguity and
integrity of all of the Occupied Palestinian Territory and for guarante es of the
freedom of movement of persons and goods within the Palestinian territory,
including movement into and from East Jerusalem, into and from the Gaza Strip,
between the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, and to and from the outside world;
13. Calls upon Israel, the occupying Power, to cease its imposition of
prolonged closures and economic and movement restrictions, including those
amounting to a blockade on the Gaza Strip, and in this regard to fully implement the
Agreement on Movement and Access and the Agreed Principles for the Rafah
Crossing, both of 15 November 2005, in order to allow for the sustained and regular
movement of persons and goods and for the acceleration of long overdue and
massive reconstruction needs and economic recovery in the Gaza Strip, while noting
the recent tripartite agreement facilitated by the United Nations in this regard;
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