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Human Rights Council decides to dispatch independant fact finding mission to investigate Isareli attack on humanitarian boat convoy MIDDAY The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting adopted a resolution on the attack by Israeli forces against the humanitarian flotilla bound for Gaza in which it condemned in the strongest terms the outrageous attack by the Israeli forces which resulted in the killing and injuring of many innocent civilians from different countries, and decided to dispatch an independent international fact finding mission to investigate violations of international law resulting from the Israeli attack. The Council adopted a resolution, by a vote of 32 in favour, three against, and nine abstentions, in which it deeply deplored the loss of life of innocent civilians and expressed its deepest sympathy and condolences to the victims and their families. The Council called on Israel to fully cooperate with the International Committee of the Red Cross to seek and provide information on the whereabouts, status and condition of the detained and injured persons and demanded that Israel release all detained men and material and facilitate their safe return to their homelands. It also called on Israel to immediately lift the siege on occupied Gaza and other occupied territories. Pakistan, on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference and the Arab Group, introduced the resolution. Israel and Palestine spoke as concerned countries. Speaking before and after the resolution was adopted were the United States, France, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Norway and Nicaragua.
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