IP - The UN’s top human rights body called and passed a resolution to stop selling or shipping weapons to Israel on Friday to help prevent human rights violations against Palestinians amid Israel’s blistering military campaign in Gaza.

Iran PressEurope: The 47-member-country Human Rights Council voted 28-6 in favor of the resolution, with 13 abstentions.

The sweeping measure aims at an array of Israeli actions such as impeding access to water and limiting shipments of humanitarian aid into Palestinian areas.

It also calls on UN-backed independent investigators to report on shipments of weapons, munitions, and “dual use” items, for both civilian and military purposes, that could be used by Israel against Palestinians.

UN Human Rights Council resolution is not binding.

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