India votes in support of UNHRC resolution on Gaza

July 24, 2014 01:47 am | Updated November 17, 2021 02:42 am IST - Geneva

Delegates at a session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. File photo

Delegates at a session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. File photo

India along with BRICS countries on Wednesday voted in support of a UN Human Rights Council resolution to launch a probe into Israel’s offensive on Gaza.

India joined Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa to vote for a Palestinian-drafted resolution on “Ensuring Respect for international law in The Occupied Palestinian Territories, including East Jersusalem”.

In the 47-member council, 29 countries voted in support of the resolution while 17 nations abstained.

The U.S. was the only nation to vote against the resolution. European countries abstained.

The voting came as bloodbath in the Gaza Strip continued unabated today with Israel and Hamas refusing to back down in the 16-day conflict that has killed over 680 Palestinians and 31 Israelis.

Earlier, India asked Israel and Palestine to demonstrate political will to agree to a ceasefire and return to the negotiating table.

“We remain hopeful that a sustainable ceasefire will be reached between the two sides, linked to the resumption of the peace process, for a comprehensive resolution of the Palestinian issue,” India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Asoke Mukerji said at the U.N. Security Council open debate on ‘The Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question’.

He said India is “deeply concerned” at the steep escalation in the conflict between Israel and Palestine that has resulted in a large number of civilian casualties and heavy damage to property.

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