Summary
The Security Council resolution adopted unanimously on 12 October 1990, expressing alarm at the violence of 8 October 1990 at Al-Haram Al-Sharif and other Holy Places in East Jerusalem, condemning especially the violence committed by Israeli security forces, and welcoming the Secretary-General’s decision to send a mission to the region (Origins and Evolution of the Palestine Problem: Part V (1989-2000), PDF p.19).
Details
- The violence of 8 October 1990 resulted, as the study records the resolution, in over 20 Palestinian deaths and more than 150 injuries among civilians and innocent worshippers (PDF p.19). The Secretary-General’s subsequent report, as summarized in the study, gave the press-indicated toll as some 17 to 21 Palestinians killed and more than 150 wounded, with more than 20 Israeli civilians and policemen wounded; both figures are recorded as given (PDF p.21).
- The Council called upon Israel, the occupying Power, to abide scrupulously by its legal obligations and responsibilities under the Fourth Geneva Convention, and requested a Secretary-General report containing his findings and conclusions before the end of October 1990 (PDF p.19).
- On 14 October 1990 the Israeli Cabinet rejected resolution 672 and declared that Israel would not receive the Secretary-General’s delegation; resolution 673 (1990) of 24 October unanimously deplored the refusal and insisted that Israel comply fully with resolution 672 (PDF p.21).
- The Secretary-General submitted his report on 31 October 1990 (S/21919 and Corr.1 and Adds. 1-3), with addenda by B’Tselem, Al-Haq and a summary of Israel’s Commission of Investigation report (PDF p.21).
Related pages
Origins and Evolution of the Palestine Problem: Part V (1989-2000), UN Security Council Resolution 681, Fourth Geneva Convention, First Intifada