Hamas:

Israel’s Rejection of UN Probe “Evidence against It”

Rasa - The Hamas Movement announced that Israel’s rejection of an investigation ordered by the UN Human Rights Council into the recent mass murders of unarmed protesters in the Gaza Strip was evidence that its forces committed war crimes against innocent civilians.

News ID: 437816

Date: 21 May 2018 - 22:40

RNA - “The Israeli occupation’s rejection of the UN inquiry commission emphasizes its brutality, and insistence on terrorizing and killing our people, disrespecting UN and international institutions and flouting their resolutions,” Hamas Spokesman Abdul-Latif al-Qanoua said in a brief press release, Palinfo reported.

Israel’s Foreign Ministry railed against the UN Human Rights Council last Friday after it voted to set up a probe into recent killings in Gaza and accused Israel of excessive use of force.

The Foreign Ministry said it would not allow or cooperate with such inquiry, calling the UN body as “made up of a built-in anti-Israel majority, and guided by hypocrisy and absurdity”.

During demonstrations on the day of the US Embassy’s inauguration in Jerusalem, at least 65 Palestinian protesters, including children, were killed by Israeli bullets and tear gas in what the Palestinian government describes as a “terrible massacre”.

The violence was condemned by rights groups and most UN Security Council members, with even the US’ closest allies refusing to stand by Washington’s support for Tel Aviv.

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