Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 14 December 2006  [on the report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee  (Fourth Committee) (A/61/408)]  61/119. Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the   Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,   including East Jerusalem        The General Assembly,    Recalling its relevant resolutions, including resolution 60/107 of 8 December  2005, as well as those adopted at its tenth emergency special session,    Recalling also the relevant resolutions of the Commission on Human Rights  and the Human Rights Council,    Bearing in mind the relevant resolutions of the Security Council,    Having considered the report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli  Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of  the Occupied Territories1 and the report of the Secretary-General,2    Taking note of the recent reports of the Special Rapporteur of the Human  Rights Council on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories  occupied since 1967,3    Recalling the advisory opinion rendered on 9 July 2004 by the International  Court of Justice, 4 and recalling also General Assembly resolution ES-10/15 of  20 July 2004,    Noting in particular the Court’s reply, including that the construction of the  wall being built by Israel, the occupying Power, in the Occupied Palestinian  Territory, including in and around East Jerusalem, and its associated regime are  contrary to international law,    Recalling the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 5  the  International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights5 and the  _______________  1 See A/61/500.  2 A/61/329.  3 See E/CN.4/2006/29 and A/61/470.  4 See A/ES-10/273 and Corr.1.  5 See resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.   A/RES/61/119  2  Convention on the Rights of the Child, 6 and affirming that these human rights  instruments must be respected in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East  Jerusalem,    Aware of the responsibility of the international community to promote human  rights and ensure respect for international law, and recalling in this regard its  resolution 2625 (XXV) of 24 October 1970,    Reaffirming the principle of the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory  by force,    Reaffirming also the applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the  Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949,7 to the Occupied  Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and other Arab territories occupied  by Israel since 1967,    Reaffirming further the obligation of the States parties to the Fourth Geneva  Convention7 under articles 146, 147 and 148 with regard to penal sanctions, grave  breaches and responsibilities of the High Contracting Parties,    Reaffirming that all States have the right and the duty to take actions in  conformity with international law and international humanitarian law to counter  deadly acts of violence against their civilian population in order to protect the lives  of their citizens,    Stressing the need for full compliance with the Israeli-Palestinian agreements  reached within the context of the Middle East peace process, including the Sharm  El-Sheikh understandings, and the implementation of the Quartet road map to a  permanent two-State solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,8    Stressing also the need for the full implementation of the Agreement on  Movement and Access and the Agreed Principles for the Rafah Crossing, both of  15 November 2005, to allow for the freedom of movement of the Palestinian  civilian population within and into and out of the Gaza Strip,    Noting the Israeli withdrawal from within the Gaza Strip and parts of the  northern West Bank and the importance of the dismantlement of settlements therein  as a step towards the implementation of the road map,    Expressing grave concern about the continuing systematic violation of the  human rights of the Palestinian people by Israel, the occupying Power, including  that arising from the excessive use of force, the use of collective punishment, the  reoccupation and closure of areas, the confiscation of land, the establishment and  expansion of settlements, the construction of the wall inside the Occupied  Palestinian Territory in departure from the Armistice Line of 1949, the destruction  of property and infrastructure, and all other actions by it designed to change the  legal status, geographical nature and demographic composition of the Occupied  Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem,    Gravely concerned about the military actions that have been carried out since  28 September 2000 and that have led to thousands of deaths among Palestinian  civilians, including hundreds of children, and tens of thousands of injuries,    Expressing deep concern about the recent deterioration in the humanitarian  and security situation in the Gaza Strip, including that resulting from the  _______________  6 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1577, No. 27531.  7 Ibid., vol. 75, No. 973.  8 S/2003/529, annex.   A/RES/61/119  3  bombardment against civilian areas, air raids and sonic booms, and the firing of  rockets into Israel, and in particular from the military actions carried out by Israel,  the occupying Power, that endanger the Palestinian civilian population, and  especially deploring the killing of Palestinian civilians, including women and  children, that took place in Beit Hanoun on 8 November 2006,    Expressing deep concern also about the vast destruction caused by the Israeli  occupying forces, including of religious, cultural and historical sites, of vital  infrastructure and institutions of the Palestinian Authority, and of agricultural land  throughout Palestinian cities, towns, villages and refugee camps, and expressing  deep concern about the short- and long-term detrimental impact of such destruction  on the socio-economic and humanitarian conditions of the Palestinian civilian  population,    Expressing deep concern further about the Israeli policy of closure and the  severe restrictions, including curfews and the permit regime, that continue to be  imposed on the movement of persons and goods, including medical and  humanitarian personnel and goods, throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory,  including East Jerusalem, and the consequent negative impact on the  socio-economic situation of the Palestinian people, which remains that of a dire  humanitarian crisis,    Concerned about the continued establishment of Israeli checkpoints in the  Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the transformation of  several of these checkpoints into structures akin to permanent border crossings  inside the Occupied Palestinian Territory, which are severely impairing the  territorial contiguity of the Territory and severely undermining efforts to rehabilitate  and develop the Palestinian economy,    Expressing deep concern that thousands of Palestinians, including children and  women, continue to be held in Israeli prisons or detention centres under harsh  conditions that impair their well-being, and expressing concern about the ill  treatment and harassment of any of the Palestinian prisoners and all reports of  torture,    Convinced of the need for an international presence to monitor the situation, to  contribute to ending the violence and protecting the Palestinian civilian population  and to help the parties implement the agreements reached and, in this regard,  recalling the positive contribution of the Temporary International Presence in  Hebron,    Welcoming the Palestinian truce initiative and its acceptance by Israel that  came into effect on 26 November 2006, and urging both parties to maintain this  truce, which could pave the way for genuine negotiations towards a just resolution  of the conflict,    Stressing the necessity for the full implementation of all relevant Security  Council resolutions,    1.  Reiterates that all measures and actions taken by Israel, the occupying  Power, in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, in violation  of the relevant provisions of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of  Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949,7 and contrary to the relevant  resolutions of the Security Council, are illegal and have no validity;    2.  Demands that Israel, the occupying Power, comply fully with the  provisions of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 19497 and cease immediately all  measures and actions taken in violation and in breach of the Convention, including  all of its settlement activities and the construction of the wall in the Occupied   A/RES/61/119  4  Palestinian Territory, including in and around East Jerusalem, as well as the  extrajudicial executions;    3.  Condemns all acts of violence, including all acts of terror, provocation,  incitement and destruction, especially the excessive use of force by the Israeli  occupying forces against Palestinian civilians, resulting in extensive loss of life and  vast numbers of injuries, including among children, massive destruction of homes,  properties, agricultural lands and vital infrastructure, and the internal displacement  of civilians;    4.  Expresses grave concern at the use of suicide bombing attacks against  Israeli civilians resulting in extensive loss of life and injury;    5.  Notes the Israeli withdrawal from within the Gaza Strip and parts of the  northern West Bank and the dismantlement of the settlements therein as a step  towards the implementation of the road map;8     6.  Calls upon Israel, the occupying Power, in this regard, to comply strictly  with its obligations under international law, including international humanitarian  law, with respect to the alteration of the character and status of the Occupied  Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem;    7.  Demands that Israel, the occupying Power, cease all practices and actions  that violate the human rights of the Palestinian people, and that it respect human  rights law and comply with its legal obligations in this regard;    8.  Urges Member States to continue to provide emergency assistance to the  Palestinian people to alleviate the financial crisis and the dire socio-economic and  humanitarian situation being faced by the Palestinian people;    9.  Calls upon Israel, the occupying Power, to release the tax revenues due  to the Palestinian Authority, in accordance with the Paris Economic Protocol of  1994, and to ease the severe closures and restrictions on movement;    10. Acknowledges the role the temporary international mechanism plays in  assisting directly the Palestinian people, and encourages interested donors to make  use of the mechanism;    11. Emphasizes the need to preserve the Palestinian institutions and  infrastructure for the provision of vital public services to the Palestinian civilian  population and the promotion of Palestinian civil, political, economic, social and  cultural rights;    12. Demands that Israel, the occupying Power, comply with its legal  obligations under international law, as mentioned in the advisory opinion rendered  on 9 July 2004 by the International Court of Justice4 and as demanded in resolutions  ES-10/15 of 20 July 2004 and ES-10/13 of 21 October 2003, and that it immediately  cease the construction of the wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including in  and around East Jerusalem, dismantle forthwith the structure situated therein, repeal  or render ineffective all legislative and regulatory acts relating thereto, and make  reparation for all damage caused by the construction of the wall, which has gravely  impacted the human rights and the socio-economic living conditions of the  Palestinian people;    13. Stresses the need for respect for the unity and territorial integrity of all of  the Occupied Palestinian Territory and for guarantees of the freedom of movement  of persons and goods within the Palestinian territory, including the removal of  restrictions on movement into and from East Jerusalem, and the freedom of  movement to and from the outside world;   A/RES/61/119  5    14. Also stresses the need for the full implementation by both parties of the  Sharm El-Sheikh understandings and the Agreement on Movement and Access and  the Agreed Principles for the Rafah Crossing;    15. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its  sixty-second session on the implementation of the present resolution.