A/HRC/8/17 page 2 CONTENTS Paragraphs Introduction .................................................................................................... I. II. III. Page 1-3 3 LEGAL CONTEXT: OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES TO RESPECT THE RULES OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW AND INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW ................................................................................................ 4-9 3 A. International humanitarian law ................................................. 5-6 4 B. International human rights law ................................................. 7-9 4 PROGRESS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RESOLUTION ................................................................................ 10 - 54 7 A. Closure of Gaza ........................................................................ 10 - 28 7 B. Violence against the civilian populations ................................. 29 - 48 12 C. Other actions taken by the parties which affect the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory .............. 49 - 54 18 CONCLUSION ............................................................................... 55 21