Arab Parliament calls for forming investigation committee to prosecute the Israeli occupation for war crimes in Gaza

CAIRO – The Arab Parliament has called on the UN Human Rights Council to form an international investigation committee to prosecute the Israeli entity for the war crimes it has committed against defenseless civilians, including children, women and the elderly in Gaza Strip amid the shameful silence of the international community and the absence of accountability.

The call was made in an official statement submitted to the Council. The parliament reviewed the Israeli occupation’s continuous crimes and the ongoing genocide in Gaza, stressing the need to hold the occupation accountable as these practices constitute a full-fledged war crime and a crime against humanity under the international and humanitarian law and all human rights treaties, and a blatant violation of the Geneva Conventions relating to the treatment of civilians in times of war.

The Arab Parliament called on the international community and the Security Council to break their silence and assume their responsibilities, by applying the rules of the international law and the international legitimacy resolutions, holding the Israeli occupation accountable for all the crimes it has committed, providing international protection for the defenseless Palestinian people and putting pressure on the occupation to stop the savage war on Gaza and halt the bloodshed.

The Arab Parliament renewed its support for the struggle of the Palestinian people to restore their legitimate rights, including their right to return and establish their independent state with the city of Al-Quds (Jerusalem) as its capital.

Hamda Mustafa