A/HRC/RES/40/13 Affirming the obligation of all parties to respect international humanitarian law and international human rights law, Emphasizing the importance of the safety and well-being of all civilians and reaffirming the obligation to ensure the protection of civilians in armed conflict, Gravely concerned by reports regarding serious human rights violations and grave breaches of international humanitarian law, including possible war crimes and crimes against humanity, including the findings of the independent international commission of inquiry on the protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, of the independent commission of inquiry on the 2014 Gaza conflict, of the independent international factfinding mission to investigate the implications of Israeli settlements on the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of the Palestinian people throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, of the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict, and of the boards of inquiry convened by the Secretary-General, Condemning all violations of human rights and of international humanitarian law, and appalled at the widespread and unprecedented levels of destruction, death and human suffering caused in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, Stressing the urgency of achieving without delay an end to the Israeli occupation that began in 1967, and affirming that this is necessary in order to uphold human rights and international law, Deploring the non-cooperation by Israel with all Human Rights Council fact-finding missions, the independent commission of inquiry on the 2014 Gaza conflict and the independent international commission of inquiry on the protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, and the refusal to grant access to and cooperate with international human rights bodies and a number of United Nations special procedures seeking to investigate alleged violations of international law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, Regretting the lack of implementation of the recommendations contained in the reports of the independent commission of inquiry on the 2014 Gaza conflict, 1 the independent international fact-finding mission to investigate the implications of Israeli settlements on the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of the Palestinian people throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, 2 and the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict,3 which follows a pattern of lack of implementation of recommendations made by United Nations mechanisms and bodies, Alarmed that long-standing systemic impunity for international law violations has allowed for the recurrence of grave violations without consequence, and stressing the need to ensure accountability for all violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law in order to end impunity, ensure justice, deter further violations, protect civilians and promote peace, Regretting the lack of progress in the conduct of domestic investigations in accordance with international law standards, and aware of the existence of numerous legal, procedural and practical obstacles in the Israeli civil and criminal legal system contributing to the denial of access to justice for Palestinian victims and of their right to an effective judicial remedy, Emphasizing the need for States to investigate and prosecute grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and other serious violations of international humanitarian law, to end impunity, to uphold their obligations to ensure respect and to promote international accountability, Noting the accession by the State of Palestine on 2 January 2015 to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, 1 2 3 2 A/HRC/29/52. A/HRC/22/63. A/HRC/12/48.