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Gaza Strip, while taking note of recent developments with regard to the situation of access
there,
Expressing deep concern further that thousands of Palestinians, including many
children and women and elected members of the Palestinian Legislative Council, continue
to be detained and held in Israeli prisons or detention centres under harsh conditions,
including, inter alia, unhygienic conditions, solitary confinement, lack of proper medical
care, denial of family visits and denial of due process, that impair their well-being, and
expressing deep concern also about the ill-treatment and harassment of any Palestinian
prisoners and all reports of torture,
Expressing concern about the possible consequences of the enactment by Israel, the
occupying Power, of military orders regarding the detention, imprisonment and deportation
of Palestinian civilians from the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem,
and recalling in this regard the prohibition under international humanitarian law of the
deportation of civilians from occupied territories,
Convinced of the need for an international presence to monitor the situation, to
contribute to ending the violence and protecting the Palestinian civilian population and to
help the parties implement the agreements reached and, in this regard, recalling the positive
contribution of the Temporary International Presence in Hebron,
Taking note of the continued efforts and tangible progress made in the security
sector by the Palestinian Government, calling upon the parties to continue cooperation that
benefits both Palestinians and Israelis, in particular by promoting security and building
confidence, and expressing the hope that such progress will be extended to all major
population centres,
Emphasizing the right of all people in the region to the enjoyment of human rights as
enshrined in the international human rights covenants,
1.
Reiterates that all measures and actions taken by Israel, the occupying Power,
in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, in violation of the relevant
provisions of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time
of War, of 12 August 1949, and contrary to the relevant resolutions of the Security Council,
are illegal and have no validity;
2.
Demands that Israel, the occupying Power, cease all practices and actions that
violate the human rights of the Palestinian people, including the killing and injury of
civilians, the arbitrary detention and imprisonment of civilians and the destruction and
confiscation of civilian property, and that it fully respect human rights law and comply with
its legal obligations in this regard;
3.
Expresses deep concern over the conditions of the Palestinian prisoners and
detainees in Israeli jails and detention centres, demands that Israel, the occupying Power,
fully respect and abide by its international law obligations towards all Palestinian prisoners
and detainees in its custody, and further expresses its concern about the continued extensive
use of administrative detention, calls for a full implementation of the agreement reached in
May 2012, for a prompt and independent investigation into all cases of death custody, and
also calls upon Israel to release any Palestinian prisoner whose detention is not in
accordance with international law;
4.
Demands that Israel, the occupying Power, comply fully with the provisions
of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 and cease immediately all measures and actions
taken in violation and in breach of the Convention;
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