JERUSALEM — The United Nations special rapporteur for human rights in the Palestinian territories, Makarim Wibisono, submitted his resignation to the president of the Human Rights Council on Monday, citing Israel’s refusal to grant him access to the West Bank and Gaza.

Mr. Wibisono assumed the post in June 2014, and his resignation will take effect on March 31.

“I took up this mandate with the understanding that Israel would grant me access, as an impartial and objective observer,” Mr. Wibisono said in a statement, adding that he had made repeated written and verbal requests for access.

Israel, which has long regarded the Human Rights Council as biased and deeply hostile to its interests, has refused to cooperate with some other council envoys, including those investigating the recent conflicts in Gaza.

Emmanuel Nahshon, the spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that Israel admired Mr. Wibisono’s personal integrity, but that “a lack of balance characterizes not only the mandate of the rapporteur but the conduct of the Human Rights Council as a whole.”