New York – Together – On Wednesday, the United Nations Human Rights Council held a briefing session presented by the head of the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Navi Pele, regarding the commission’s report on Israel’s crimes in Gaza.

The United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry into the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, was established by the Human Rights Council in 2021.

In her briefing before the fifty-sixth session of the Human Rights Council, Navy Pele stressed the importance of the UN Security Council’s call in its resolution last week calling for an immediate and complete ceasefire.

Pele added that the Committee reminds all parties of the necessity of full compliance with international humanitarian law and international human rights law in protecting civilians and civilian objects, stressing the need to stop attacks against United Nations agencies and humanitarian workers.

It is noteworthy that the committee’s report is the first comprehensive United Nations investigation into the events of October 7, 2023 and what has happened since that date. The committee said that it was based on remote interviews with victims and witnesses, sending missions to Turkey and Egypt, and on thousands of information derived from public sources. It was confirmed through advanced forensic analysis and hundreds of reports.

The committee announced that “the Israeli authorities obstructed its investigations and prevented its access to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory.”

The Commission concluded that the Israeli authorities are responsible for war crimes in Gaza, such as starvation as a method of warfare, willful killing, intentionally directing attacks against civilians and civilian objects, forcible transfer, sexual violence, torture, inhuman or cruel treatment, arbitrary detention, and outrages upon the dignity of the person.

Source: Maan News Agency