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(c) Israel should initiate a review of the rules of engagement, standard operating
procedures, open fire regulations and other guidance for military and security personnel.
The Mission recommends that Israel should avail itself of the expertise of the International
Committee of the Red Cross, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights and other relevant bodies, and Israeli experts, civil society organizations
with the relevant expertise and specialization, in order to ensure compliance in this respect
with international humanitarian law and international human rights law. In particular
such rules of engagement should ensure that the principles of proportionality, distinction,
precaution and non-discrimination are effectively integrated in all such guidance and in
any oral briefings provided to officers, soldiers and security forces, so as to avoid the
recurrence of Palestinian civilian deaths, destruction and affronts on human dignity in
violation of international law;
(d) The Mission recommends that Israel should allow freedom of movement for
Palestinians within the Occupied Palestinian Territory - within the West Bank, including
East Jerusalem, between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, and between the Occupied
Palestinian Territory and the outside world - in accordance with international human
rights standards and international commitments entered into by Israel and the
representatives of the Palestinian people. The Mission further recommends that Israel
should forthwith lift travel bans currently placed on Palestinians by reason of their human
rights or political activities;
(e) The Mission recommends that Israel should release Palestinians who are
detained in Israeli prisons in connection with the occupation. The release of children
should be an utmost priority. The Mission further recommends that Israel should cease the
discriminatory treatment of Palestinian detainees. Family visits for prisoners from Gaza
should resume;
(f) The Mission recommends that Israel should forthwith cease interference with
national political processes in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, and as a first step release
all members of the Palestinian Legislative Council currently in detention and allow all
members of the Council to move between Gaza and the West Bank so that it may resume
functioning;
(g) The Mission recommends that the Government of Israel should cease actions
aimed at limiting the expression of criticism by civil society and members of the public
concerning Israel’s policies and conduct during the military operations in the Gaza Strip.
The Mission also recommends that Israel should set up an independent inquiry to assess
whether the treatment by Israeli judicial authorities of Palestinian and Jewish Israelis
expressing dissent in connection with the offensive was discriminatory, in terms of both
charges and detention pending trial. The results of the inquiry should be made public and,
subject to the findings, appropriate remedial action should be taken;
(h) The Mission recommends that the Government of Israel should refrain from
any action of reprisal against Palestinian and Israeli individuals and organizations that
have cooperated with the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict, in
particular individuals who have appeared at the public hearings held by the Mission in
Gaza and Geneva and expressed criticism of actions by Israel;
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