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<p>Officials from our Embassy in Tel Aviv discussed Israel’s cooperation with the
UN Commission of Inquiry and meeting international standards of accountability as
a whole with the Director of International Law at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign
Affairs on 30 September. Officials have also lobbied Israeli Cabinet Ministers, the
National Security Council and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Members of the Knesset
and Knesset officials, for Israel to address the international community’s concerns
over the deaths of over 2000 Gazans.</p><p>We are pressing Israel to demonstrate accountability
for its actions during the recent Gaza conflict. The Israel Defence Forces have launched
a number of internal processes to investigate specific cases of engagement, and the
Israeli State Comptroller has launched an investigation into the Government’s conduct.
We will watch these closely. But there will also be international procedures which
must examine the actions of both Hamas and Israel. Both sides should cooperate with
the Commission of Inquiry set up by the UN Human Rights Council, which must itself
be independent and balanced in its approach.</p>
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