Israeli officials have embarked on a campaign to discredit a UN commission formed to investigate the Israeli war on Gaza last May, Axios news site reported.
According to Axios, Israel’s Foreign Ministry has sent a classified cable to all Israeli diplomatic missions around the world in which it designated the commission of inquiry as to its “top priority” at the UN in 2022.
UN rights council orders probe of 'crimes' committed in Gaza war https://t.co/rtb2YvFj7R
— Joe Catron (@jncatron) May 27, 2021
The cable reportedly said that the Israeli foreign ministry was about to start a diplomatic campaign on the issue, which will be increased ahead of the UN Human Rights Council meeting in March.
Last May, the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva voted to form the Commission of Inquiry into Israel’s war on the besieged Gaza Strip.
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What more is needed to convince the world that #Israel commits war crimes?@Mondoweiss pic.twitter.com/IDtHmY4NnM— Carlos Latuff (@LatuffCartoons) July 29, 2021
For 11 days, Israel launched one of its deadliest wars on the Gaza Strip, killing more than 260 Palestinians, wounding hundreds more, and causing significant material damage to the already fragile infrastructure.
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