During her address on June 19, 2024, at the 56th regular session of the Human Rights Council, Navi Pillay, Chair of the Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in Israel, said since 7 October 2023, the Commission had carried out two parallel investigations: first, into attacks by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups in Israel on 7 and 8 October and, second, into Israeli military operations and attacks in Gaza between 7 October and 31 December.
In relation to Israel’s military operations and attacks in Gaza from 7 October, the Commission concluded that Israeli authorities were responsible for war crimes, crimes against humanity and violations of international humanitarian and human rights law. Israel’s total siege of the Gaza Strip had weaponised the provision of life-sustaining necessities for strategic and political gains, including through cutting off supplies of water, food, electricity, fuel and other essential supplies, including humanitarian assistance. The Commission found Israeli forces committed sexual and gender-based violence with the intent to humiliate and further subordinate the Palestinian community.
In relation to the attack of 7 October 2023 in Israel, the Commission found that Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups were responsible for the war crimes of intentionally directing attacks against civilians, murder or wilful killing, torture, inhuman or cruel treatment, destroying or seizing the property of an adversary, outrages upon personal dignity, and taking hostages. Children were killed, injured and physically and emotionally mistreated and instrumentalised by attackers for propaganda purposes. The Commission identified patterns indicative of sexual violence and concluded that these were not isolated incidents but perpetrated in similar ways in several locations by Palestinian perpetrators, primarily against Israeli women. The Commission would continue its investigations into all crimes under international law with the aim of achieving justice and accountability.
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1:20 - Description of the commission's investigations into the conflict, emphasizing the importance of promoting and protecting human rights.
4:02 - Detailed findings of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and violations of international law by Israeli forces
8:55 - Hamas and Palestinian Groups' War Crimes on October 7, 2023
10:48 - Call for a ceasefire and an overview of the commission's demands and reminder to all parties regarding adherence to international laws
18 июн 2024
