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UN hearings probing alleged Israeli rights abuses open in Geneva

Palestinian women stand in front of a mural honouring slain Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh [File: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP]

A United Nations independent commission of inquiry has begun public hearings on the alleged human rights violations in the Palestinian territories, with the first day focusing on Israel’s outlawing of several Palestinian rights organisations last year.

The commission, established by the UN Human Rrights Council last year, plans five days of hearings beginning Monday, which it says will be impartial and examine the allegations of both Israeli and Palestinian authorities.

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