A/HRC/25/15 102. Iraq asked what measures ensured that the births of Palestinian children were registered so that they could obtain identity documents. 103. Italy asked about measures to implement the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and the law on youth in the West Bank, and to improve the socioeconomic conditions of minorities. 104. Japan appreciated efforts by Israel to advance the rights of women and ethnic minorities, but expressed concern over the reports of forced eviction of Palestinians. 105. Jordan expressed alarm that the right of self-determination of the Palestinian people was still being violated by Israel. 106. Kuwait recommended that the international community take measures to protect the rights of the Palestinian people and shoulder its responsibilities to hold accountable those responsible for grave human rights violations which were committed daily against the Palestinian people under occupation. 107. Latvia asked about measures envisaged to implement the recommendation of the Committee on the Rights of the Child to ensure that children accused of having committed security offences were detained only as a measure of last resort, in adequate conditions and for the shortest possible period of time. 108. Libya referred to the indifference shown by Israel to the UPR. It commended the release of Palestinian prisoners, and called for the withdrawal of Israel from the occupied Palestinian territories. 109. Malaysia expressed its view that the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories was worsening. 110. Maldives was deeply concerned by Israeli practices in Palestine, the lack of commitment to the United Nations bodies, and violations of international human rights and humanitarian law. 111. Mexico expressed its hope that the review would contribute to efforts to improve the human rights situation in Israel, and congratulated the State for its ratification of CRPD. 112. Rwanda commended Israel for resuming its cooperation with the universal periodic review mechanism. 113. The Netherlands commended the efforts made by Israel, but remained concerned about the rights of Palestinian children in military custody and of the Bedouin community. 114. New Zealand welcomed the ratification of CPRD and Israel’s vibrant democracy, independent judiciary and active civil society. 115. Lebanon made a point of order. Lebanon was among the countries which had not registered on the list of speakers, because, among other principled reasons, the report had not been made available for comment. It referred to paragraph 105 of the national report of Israel, in which the Amal organization, which was a Lebanese nationalist resistance movement that had a history in combating Israeli occupation, was labelled as a “terrorist organization”. 116. In responding to the issues raised by Lebanon during a point of order, Israel recalled that in July, the European Union had designated the Hezbollah military wing as a terrorist organization. It noted that the report had mentioned the fact that a senior member of that organization had been able to address courts in Israel and had received remedy. 117. Lebanon made a point of order. It noted that its previous comment was specific to the reference to the Amal organization in the national report and not to any other political faction referred to by the previous speaker. 11