The right to truth, as an independent human right, can, in the context of widespread human rights violations, establish legal entitlements to support victims and impose obligations on states to provide the truth. It grants victims advantages such as the non-impunity and punishment of perpetrators, deterrence of future violations, and the protection and fulfillment of victims’ needs and rights. Conversely, this right imposes on states the duty to raise awareness and disclose the facts concerning the causes, factors, and identification of violators of human rights norms. In cases of gross human rights violations, this obligation extends beyond the victims and their families, creating accountability toward the international community as a whole. This paper, considering the actions of the Israeli regime in Palestine, particularly in the Gaza Strip, seeks to answer the question: How can the Palestinian issue be assessed from the perspective of the right to truth? An evaluation of Israel’s performance in Palestine from this perspective reveals violations not only against Palestinians but also against the international community’s right to access the truth, disseminate information, and preserve evidence regarding gross human rights violations committed by the Israeli regime.
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Ahmadinejad,M . (2025). Evaluation of Israel’s Actions Following Operation Al-Aqsa Storm From the Perspective of the Right to Truth. Public Law Studies Quarterly, 55(4), 2857-2882. doi: 10.22059/jplsq.2024.372203.3480
MLA
Ahmadinejad,M . "Evaluation of Israel’s Actions Following Operation Al-Aqsa Storm From the Perspective of the Right to Truth", Public Law Studies Quarterly, 55, 4, 2025, 2857-2882. doi: 10.22059/jplsq.2024.372203.3480
HARVARD
Ahmadinejad M. (2025). 'Evaluation of Israel’s Actions Following Operation Al-Aqsa Storm From the Perspective of the Right to Truth', Public Law Studies Quarterly, 55(4), pp. 2857-2882. doi: 10.22059/jplsq.2024.372203.3480
CHICAGO
M Ahmadinejad, "Evaluation of Israel’s Actions Following Operation Al-Aqsa Storm From the Perspective of the Right to Truth," Public Law Studies Quarterly, 55 4 (2025): 2857-2882, doi: 10.22059/jplsq.2024.372203.3480
VANCOUVER
Ahmadinejad M. Evaluation of Israel’s Actions Following Operation Al-Aqsa Storm From the Perspective of the Right to Truth. PLSQ. 2025;55(4):2857-2882 (In Persian). doi: 10.22059/jplsq.2024.372203.3480