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Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said in a statement to the UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People that the situation in Gaza has escalated dramatically in recent months.
Zeid, who heads the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, said it is essential for all parties to cooperate with the independent, international commission of inquiry into the recent deadly events in Gaza that his office is helping to establish. It was authorized by the Geneva-based Human Rights Council on May 18 "to advance accountability" for the killings and violations of international humanitarian and human rights law, he said.
do not comply with international standards of "independence, impartiality and effectiveness."
"Very few investigations ever occur," he said. "
Zeid said it is vital to address the causes of the Palestinian demonstrations, which resulted in the deaths of over 40 Palestinians, including 17 children, and the wounding of more than 4,100 others with live ammunition since March 30
In addition to "grossly inadequate living conditions" caused by Israel's blockade for the residents of Gaza, the most restrictive measures were imposed by Egypt
He added that the situation in Gaza may be "severely aggravated" in the coming months by the UNRWA, as a result
Zeid criticized last week's approval by Israel's parliament of a bill defining that country as the nation-state of the Jewish people. He said that it is "anchored in the inherent discrimination against non-Jewish communities," most notably the Arab citizens of Israel and residents of occupied East Jerusalem. He warned that it "could also inflame tensions."
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the bill's pbadage to "historic moment in the history of Zionism and the history of the state of Israel," saying: "Israel is the nation state of the Jewish people, which honors the individual rights of all its citizens. "
Zeid also criticized Israel's approval, planning and construction of settlements with West Bank and East Jerusalem, which the Palestinians want as the capital of their future state.
Detentions
He called Israel's detention of hundreds of Palestinian children, some without charge, under a system of "administrative detention," a "fundamental human rights violation."
"It should be absolutely clear that international law requires detention only for the sake of the child, "he said.
And whether for children or adults, Zeid said, detention without trial" contravenes Israel's obligations und International law. "
" An estimated 440 Palestinians are being held in 'administrative detention,' according to the latest figures, "he said. "Israel should immediately charge, or release, all of them."
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