At a special meeting of the UN Human Rights Council over the exchange of violent attacks between Israeli and Palestinian militants, a series of criticisms of Israeli air strikes led to the establishment of an independent committee to investigate the local human rights situation. The desired resolution was adopted by a majority in favor.
The exchange of fierce attacks continued between Israel and Hamas, an Islamic fundamentalist organization that effectively controls the Gaza Strip in Palestine, until the ceasefire on the 21st of this month.
According to the United Nations, Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip killed 242 people, including 63 children, and rocket attacks by Hamas and others killed 10 people on the Israeli side.
In response, the UN Human Rights Council held a special meeting on the 27th, in which the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, said that the Israeli attack was "indiscriminate against the general public. , Can be a war crime. "
In addition, representatives from each country condemned the Israeli attack and expressed concern about the deterioration of the human rights situation in Palestine, and voted on a resolution calling for the establishment of an independent committee to investigate the local human rights situation. I did.
Forty-seven members participated in the vote, 24 in favor, 9 against, 14 abstaining, including Japan, and the resolution was adopted by a majority.
However, developed countries have turned against and abstained, and the differences in the positions of each country have become clear, and the Israeli government has strongly opposed such things as "not cooperating with the investigation", and the investigation by the committee may be difficult. Expected.