A/HRC/10/22 page 28 (e) Unlawful use of incendiary weapons (white phosphorous artillery shells): the use of white phosphorous during a military offensive may be permissible where it is intended to provide cover for troop movements. There are, however, reports that Israel used such weapons in densely populated civilian areas, with severe consequences for residents. Unlawful use of artillery shells (155 mm): there is reliable evidence that artillery shells, which can have a casualty radius of up to 300 metres, were also used in densely populated civilian areas. Unlawful use of flechettes (4 cm darts): Israel is reported to have used 120 mm shells packed with flechettes in populated residential areas; (f) Attacks on medical personnel and ambulances as well as hospitals and denial of medical treatment and access to treatment offered by ICRC and the Palestinian Red Crescent Society; (g) Attacks on schools; (h) Destruction of vital civilian infrastructure; (i) Interference with the provision of humanitarian aid. 103. All parties must implement their obligations to respect, protect and fulfil human rights, including, where necessary, by taking any measures needed to: (a) Ensure the protection of medical workers and facilities and facilitate rehabilitation for seriously wounded patients, as well as psychosocial health support and treatment, especially for children and youth; (b) Enable the immediate resumption of regular educational activities, make schools zones of peace and ensure that schools are protected from military attacks and from seizure or use as centres for recruitment;65 (c) Promote education as a means to reduce psychosocial stress and build the conditions for lasting peace; (d) Facilitate the prompt repair of greenhouses, farms and centres of food production; (e) Enable the repair of water and pumping stations; (f) Enable the import of reconstruction materials needed to build or repair vital infrastructure and housing, and facilitate the full reintegration in dignity and security of the recently displaced (without prejudice to the right of return of Palestinian refugees); (g) Ensure access to liquidity and financial and other resources needed so that people may resume normal livelihoods; 65 See also the “Minimum standards for education in emergencies, chronic crises and early reconstruction”, published by the Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies in 2004.

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