RAMALLAH, Feb 19 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestine yesterday condemned Israel’s refusal to cooperate with a United Nations (UN) commission of inquiry, into the tension that broke out in the Gaza Strip in May, 2021.
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry said, in a statement that, it condemns the Israeli government’s decision to deny the entry of the commission’s representatives to Israel and the Palestinian territories.
On Thursday, Israel officially informed the UN Human Rights Council that, it will not cooperate with the commission of inquiry, and will deny the entry of its members to the country, according to Israeli media.
“The decision is illegal,” the Palestinian statement said, adding that, it is necessary to support the commission’s work “to succeed in its tasks, consistent with the mandate granted by the UN and with international law and its references.”
In May, 2021, Egypt brokered a ceasefire that ended 11 days of clashes between Israel and Hamas-led Islamic Resistance Movement in the Gaza Strip, during which around 250 Palestinians were killed and about 13 Israelis dead.
