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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
UN rights council to consider call for Israel arms embargo
The UN Human Rights Council will consider a draft resolution on Friday calling for an arms embargo on Israel, citing the “plausible risk of genocide in Gaza.”
If the draft resolution is adopted, it would mark the first time that the United Nations’ top rights body has taken a position on the war raging in Gaza.
The text condemns “the use of explosive weapons with wide-area effects by Israel” in populated areas of the Gaza Strip and demands that Israel “uphold its legal responsibility to prevent genocide.”
The text was brought forward by Pakistan on behalf of 55 of the 56 UN member states in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) — the exception being Albania.
The draft resolution is also co-sponsored by Bolivia, Cuba and the Palestinian mission in Geneva.
The Times of Israel Community.