Israel rejects, Hamas welcomes U.N. Rights Council resolution to probe battle

Israel rejected and Hamas welcomed a call on Thursday by the U.N. Human Rights Council to launch a global investigation into crimes that will have been dedicated within the Israeli-Palestinian battle.
Israel’s Foreign Ministry stated the nation wouldn’t cooperate with the probe, deeming it a bid to “whitewash crimes committed by the terror organization Hamas”.

A spokesman for the Palestinian militant group known as its actions “legitimate resistance” and urged “immediate steps to punish” Israel.
U.S. regrets U.N. transfer to launch Gaza probe
The United States stated on Thursday that it deeply regretted a call by the U.N. Human Rights Council to launch a global investigation into crimes that will have been dedicated within the battle between Israel and the Palestinians.

India abstains on decision at UNHRC to arrange Commission of Inquiry (on human rights violation in occupied Palestinian Territory incl East Jerusalem & in Israel). With 24 members voting in favour & 9 in opposition to, decision is adopted: Indramani Pandey, Indian Envoy to UN in Geneva pic.twitter.com/IMUyNsBMyj
— ANI (@ANI) May 27, 2021
“The action today instead threatens to imperil the progress that has been made,” stated the assertion issued by the U.S. mission to the U.N. in Geneva.
The United States, which has observer standing and no vote on the Geneva discussion board, didn’t communicate within the all-day particular session which adopted a decision introduced by the Organisation for Islamic Cooperation and the Palestinian delegation to the U.N.