The Palestinian Authority wrote a response to the report, and it whined that the report was not anti-Israel enough.
The tone is set by its first complaint:
We reiterate the importance of using precise terminology, as we have emphasized previously. Specifically, the term "Israeli illegal occupying forces" have to be used rather than "Israeli defense forces," particularly in light of the recent advisory opinion issued by the International Court of Justice in July 2024, which reaffirmed the illegality of this occupation. Consequently, it is important to refer to the situation not as "military operations," but as "violations of international law in the context of prolonged illegal occupation."Someone should write to the UN insisting that they never refer to the "State of Palestine" but to "a gang of terrorists who engage in, support and celebrate murdering Jews." It is certainly a more accurate description.
The other complaints are equally nonsensical and lacking in any supporting evidence. For example, the response says flatly that Israel bombed the Al-Ahli Hospital, claiming "numerous independent investigations" have proven that. Therefore they insist that the UN refer to the incident as an Israeli missile and not allow any doubt on the matter. Yet even Human Rights Watch says that it was an Islamic Jihad rocket that exploded.
Furthermore, the PA accuses Israel of an "indirect form of biological warfare against the besieged Palestinian population" because of infectious diseases and the false accusation that Israel is denying allowing vaccines into Gaza. This is a blood libel.
But perhaps the most notable part of the response is that it denies even the existence of any international law that exonerates Israel.
We disagree with the notion that hospitals in Gaza may forfeit their protection, as innocent civilians are seeking refuge there.
[T]he protection of medical units ceases when they are being used, outside their humanitarian function, to commit acts harmful to the enemy. This exception is provided for in the First and Fourth Geneva Conventions and in both Additional Protocols. It is contained in numerous military manuals and military orders. It is also supported by other practice.According to the Commentary on the First Geneva Convention, examples of acts harmful to the enemy include the use of medical units to shelter able-bodied combatants, to store arms or munitions, as a military observation post or as a shield for military action.
The Palestinian Authority explicitly rejects international law. The PA supports Hamas using hospitals as military bases that may never be attacked under any circumstances.
This is an official response by the "State of Palestine." It is not an off-the-cuff remark by some minor official on social media - these are their official positions. While Israel's response to the UN report includes five pages and dozens of links and references to videos, photos and interviews that prove its case, the Palestinian response has none.
Lying is official policy of the Palestinian Authority.
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