A/HRC/RES/16/29
Emphasizing that international human rights law and international humanitarian law
are complementary and mutually reinforcing,
Guided by the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination and the
inadmissibility of the acquisition of land by the use of force, as enshrined in the Charter,
Reaffirming that all human rights are universal, indivisible, interdependent and
interrelated,
Deeply concerned at the illegal actions by Israel undermining the sanctity and
inviolability of religious sites in the occupied Palestinian territories, in particular in and
around the holy city of Jerusalem,
Expressing serious concern at the lack of implementation by all parties to the
conflict of the resolutions and recommendations of the Security Council, the General
Assembly and the Human Rights Council relating to the situation of human rights in the
Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem,
Condemning all forms of violence against civilians by all the parties to the conflict,
and deploring the loss of human lives in the context of the current situation,
Recognizing that the continuous Israeli military attacks and operations in the
Occupied Palestinian Territory have caused severe violations of international humanitarian
law and of the human rights of the Palestinian people therein, and undermine international
efforts to achieve a just and lasting peace in the region based on the two-State solution,
Recognizing also that the continuous launching of rockets from the occupied Gaza
Strip against civilians constitutes a severe violation of international humanitarian and
human rights law and undermines international efforts to achieve a peace settlement,
Recognizing further that the Israeli siege imposed on the occupied Gaza Strip,
including the closure of border crossings, constitutes collective punishment and leads to
disastrous humanitarian, economic, social and environmental consequences,
1.
Demands that the occupying Power, Israel, end its occupation of the
Palestinian land occupied since 1967 and that it respect its commitments within the peace
process towards the establishment of the independent sovereign Palestinian State, with East
Jerusalem as its capital, living in peace and security with all its neighbours;
2.
Strongly condemns the continuous Israeli military attacks and operations in
the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including its regular military incursions, and calls for
their immediate cessation;
3.
Condemns the indiscriminate rocket and mortar fire from the occupied Gaza
Strip against civilians, and calls for their immediate cessation;
4.
Demands that the occupying Power, Israel, stop the targeting of civilians and
halt its administrative decisions and practices that directly or indirectly coerce Palestinian
citizens to leave East Jerusalem, including evictions, demolitions, forced displacements,
cancelation of residence permits and the systematic destruction of the cultural heritage of
the Palestinian people, in addition to the destruction of public and private properties, as laid
down in the Fourth Geneva Convention;
5.
Condemns the disrespect of the religious and cultural rights provided for in
core human rights instruments and humanitarian law by the occupying Power, Israel, in the
Occupied Palestinian Territory, including al-Haram al Ibrahimi in Hebron and Bilal
Mosque (“Tomb of Rachel”) in Bethlehem and the walls of the old city of Jerusalem, which
are on its list of national heritage sites;
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