Summary
The Security Council resolution adopted on 18 March 1994, following a paragraph-by-paragraph voting procedure and in its entirety without a vote, strongly condemning the massacre of Palestinian worshippers in Hebron on 25 February 1994 and its aftermath, and calling for measures including a temporary international or foreign presence to guarantee the safety and protection of Palestinian civilians (Origins and Evolution of the Palestine Problem: Part V (1989-2000), PDF p.19, 24).
Details
- On 25 February 1994 an armed Israeli settler killed 29 Palestinian worshippers at the Ibrahimi Mosque (Al-Haram Al-Ibrahimi) in Hebron (Al-Khalil) (PDF p.24).
- The Council called upon Israel to continue to take and implement measures, including, inter alia, the confiscation of arms, with the aim of preventing acts of violence by Israeli settlers (PDF p.24).
- The temporary international or foreign presence called for, as provided for in the Declaration of Principles, was established as the Temporary International Presence in Hebron by the Memorandum of Understanding of 2 May 1994 (PDF p.25).
- From 1994 to December 2000 the General Assembly expressed appreciation for the positive contribution of the countries that participated in the Temporary International Presence in Hebron in its resolutions on Israeli practices (PDF p.19).
Related pages
Origins and Evolution of the Palestine Problem: Part V (1989-2000), Hebron, Temporary International Presence in Hebron, Fourth Geneva Convention