resulted in loss of life and injuries among Palestinian civilians, including women and
children;
2.
Calls for urgent international action to put an immediate end to the grave
violations committed by the occupying Power, Israel, in the Occupied Palestinian
Territory, including the series of incessant and repeated Israeli military attacks and
incursions therein and the siege of the occupied Gaza Strip;
3.
Demands that the occupying Power, Israel, lift immediately the siege it has
imposed on the occupied Gaza Strip, restore continued supply of fuel, food and medicine
and reopen the border crossings;
4.
Calls for immediate protection of the Palestinian civilians in the Occupied
Palestinian Territory in compliance with human rights law and international
humanitarian law;
5.
Urges all parties concerned to respect the rules of human rights law and
international humanitarian law and to refrain from violence against the civilian
population;
6.
Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to report
to the Council, at its next session, on the progress made in the implementation of the
present resolution.
2nd meeting
24 January 2008
Resolution adopted by a recorded vote of 30 to 1, with 15 abstentions. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Angola, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, China, Cuba, Djibouti, Egypt,
India, Indonesia, Jordan, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritius, Mexico,
Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi
Arabia, Senegal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Uruguay, Zambia.
Against:
Canada.
Abstaining:
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cameroon, France, Germany, Ghana, Guatemala, Italy,
Japan, Netherlands, Republic of Korea, Romania, Slovenia, Switzerland, Ukraine,
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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