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The UK's Representative made clear in our statement that the UK fully supports and
recognises the need for an independent and transparent investigation, which includes
the extent to which Israeli security forces' rules of engagement are in line with
international law, and the role Hamas played in events. The UK abstained on the resolution
at the Human Rights Council because it was not impartial, and was unhelpfully unbalanced.
We could not support an international investigation that is mandated to look at Israel's
actions alone. This would not provide a comprehensive assessment of accountability.
It would risk hardening positions on both sides and move us further away from a just
and lasting resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The UK has called directly
on Israel to carry out a transparent inquiry into the Israeli Defence Forces’ conduct
at the border fence and to demonstrate how this will achieve a sufficient level of
independence. This investigation should include international members and the findings
of such an investigation should be made public.
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