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5 Apr 2024
Becca Lower


NextImg:UN Human Rights Council Writes Sternly-Worded Letter on 'Immediate Ceasefire,' Ending Arms for Israel

On Friday morning, the United Nations Human Rights Council passed a resolution calling for several actions relating to the Israel-Hamas war, during its opening session in Geneva.

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via AP:

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.’s top human rights body called on countries to stop selling or shipping weapons to Israel in a resolution passed Friday that aims to help prevent rights violations against Palestinians amid Israel’s blistering military campaign in Gaza.

The 47-member-country Human Rights Council voted 28-6 in favor of the resolution, with 13 abstentions.

The resolution also called for an "immediate ceasefire in Gaza," and for Israel to "immediately lift its blockage" of Gaza, along with several other non-binding demands--essentially a sternly-worded letter:

The Human Rights Council this morning adopted five resolutions, including a text in which it demanded that Israel immediately lift its blockade on the Gaza Strip and all other forms of collective punishment, calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.  The Council called upon all States to take immediate action to prevent the continued forcible transfer of Palestinians within or from Gaza, and to cease the sale, transfer and diversion of arms, munitions and other military equipment to Israel.

Despite the handwringing we saw from the Biden White House on Thursday, the U.S. voted against the measure, as did Germany. The AP added that "France and Japan abstained, while Belgium, Finland and Luxembourg voted in favor."

The full resolution can be read here.

This is a developing story. RedState will provide further coverage as new details emerge.