The resolution requested the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to assist to enable the commission of inquiry to fulfil its mandate to:
- "investigate all alleged violations and abuses of international humanitarian law and international human rights law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), including East Jerusalem, particularly in the occupied Gaza Strip, in the context of the military assaults on the large-scale civilian protests that began on 30 March 2018, whether before, during or after;
- to establish the facts and circumstances, with assistance from relevant experts and special procedure mandate holders, of the alleged violations and abuses, including those that may amount to war crimes;
- to identify those responsible;
- to make recommendations, in particular on accountability measures, all with a view to avoiding and ending impunity and ensuring legal accountability, including individual criminal and command responsibility, for such violations and abuses, and on protecting civilians against any further assaults;
- and to present an oral update thereon to the Council at its thirty-ninth session (September 2018) and a final, written report at its fortieth session (March 2019)."
The Commission of Inquiry will report to the Human Rights Council in March 2019.
In order to implement its mandate, the Commission intends to conduct travel to the region, meet with witnesses and victims, as well as gather information from a wide variety of sources. The Commissioners will also be accompanied by a team of professional investigators and analysts.
