Summary
The Security Council resolution adopted on 25 April 1988 by 14 votes to none with 1 abstention, condemning vigorously the aggression perpetrated on 16 April 1988 against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Tunisia, after the assassination of Khalil al-Wazir (Abu Jihad) (Origins and Evolution of the Palestine Problem: Part IV (1984-1988), lines 521-528).
Details
- The matter was brought to the Security Council after a commando force assassinated Khalil al-Wazir, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Palestinian Armed Forces and a member of the Central Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, on 16 April 1988; the study reports that an investigation carried out by the Tunisian Government ascertained the direct responsibility of Israel in the attack (lines 521-524).
- The Council considered the matter at four meetings held between 21 and 25 April 1988 before adopting the resolution (lines 525-528).
Related pages
Khalil al-Wazir, Palestine Liberation Organization, First Intifada