Resolution 904
(March 18, 1994)
The Security
Council,
Shocked by the appalling massacre committed
against Palestinian worshippers in the Mosque of Ibrahim in Hebron, on 25
February 1994, during the holy month of Ramadan,
Gravely
concerned by the consequent Palestinian casualties in the occupied
Palestinian territory as a result of the massacre, which underlines the need
to provide protection and security for the Palestinian
people,
Determined to overcome the adverse impact of the
massacre on the peace process currently under way,
Noting with
satisfaction the efforts undertaken to guarantee the smooth proceeding
of the peace process and calling upon all concerned to continue their
efforts to this end,
Noting the condemnation of this
massacre by the entire international
community,
Reaffirming its relevant resolutions, which
affirmed the applicability of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 12 August 1949
to the territories occupied by Israel in June 1967, including Jerusalem, and
the Israeli responsibilities thereunder,
1.Strongly
condemns the massacre in Hebron and its aftermath which took the lives
of more than 50 Palestinian civilians and injured several hundred
others;
2.Calls upon Israel, the occupying Power, to
continue to take and implement measures, including, inter alia,
confiscation of arms, with the aim of preventing illegal acts of violence by
Israeli settlers;
3.Calls for measures to be taken to
guarantee the safety and protection of the Palestinian civilians throughout
the occupied territory, including, inter alia, a temporary
international or foreign presence, which was provided for in the Declaration
of Principles (S/26560), within the context of the ongoing peace
process;
4.Requests the co-sponsors of the peace
process, the United States of America and the Russian Federation, to
continue their efforts to invigorate the peace process, and to undertake the
necessary support for the implementation of the above-mentioned
measures;
5.Reaffirms its support for the peace process
currently under way, and calls for the implementation of the
Declaration of Principles, signed by the Government of Israel and the
Palestine Liberation Organization on 13 September 1993 in Washington, D.C.,
without delay.
Sources: The United Nations |