India abstains from voting as UN Human Rights Council adopts resolution to investigate Gaza violence

India on Thursday abstained from voting on a resolution at the United Nations Human Rights Council, which proposed an investigation into the violence in Gaza, reported The Indian Express. At least 232 people, including more than 100 women and children, were killed in Gaza till Israel and Hamas entered into a ceasefire on May 21 after 11 days of violence.

The resolution was adopted as 24 countries in the 47-member council voted in favour of it. The resolution proposed setting up a commission of inquiry to look into the violations during the violence as well as the “systematic” abuses in Palestinian territories and inside Israel.

Besides India, 13 other countries abstained, including France, Japan, Netherlands, Italy, Nepal, Poland and South Korea.

The resolution proposed setting up a commission of inquiry to look into the violations during the violence as well as the “systematic” abuses in Palestinian territories and inside Israel. Pakistan, China, Bangladesh and Russia voted in favour of the resolution, while Germany, the United Kingdom and Austria were against it.

In a statement, the human rights body said the international commission of inquiry has been established to investigate violations of international humanitarian law and all alleged violations and abuses of human rights during the conflict, reported the Hindustan Times.

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