The Embassy of the State of Palestine extends its warm congratulations to the Republic of Cyprus for its election to the UN Human Rights Council, expressing its wish that Cyprus will contribute substantially to addressing the dire human rights violations in Gaza, West Bank and East Jerusalem. "Cyprus has always been committed to the promotion and protection of human rights, both domestically and internationally," the Embassy notes and expresses the hope that "Cyprus' strong track record in upholding the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights will contribute substantially to addressing the dire human rights violations committed by the occupying State of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territories in Gaza, West Bank and East Jerusalem, where in the past one year alone over 10,000 innocent children have been killed, maimed and impacted psychologically due to human rights violations." Source: Cyprus News Agency