Resolution on Gaza Military Operation - S/2006/878
(November 11, 2006)
The Security Council,
“Reaffirming it previous
resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973), 446 (1979),
1322 (2000), 1397 (2002), 1402 (2002), 1403
(2002), 1405 (2002), 1435 (2002), 1515 (2003),
and 1544 (2004),
“Reaffirming the applicable
rules and principles of international law,
including humanitarian and human rights laws,
in particular the Geneva Convention relative
to the Protection of Civilian Persons in
Time of War of 12 August 1949,
“Expressing its grave
concern at the continued deterioration of
the situation on the ground in the Palestinian
Territory occupied by Israel since 1967,
during the recent period, particularly as
a result of the excessive and disproportionate
use of force by Israel, the occupying Power,
which has caused extensive loss of civilian
Palestinian life and injuries, including
among children and women,
“Condemning the military
operations being carried out by Israel, the
occupying Power, in the Gaza Strip, in particular
the attack that took place in Beit Hanoun
on 8 November 2006, which have caused loss
of civilian life and extensive destruction
of Palestinian property and vital infrastructure,
“Condemning also the
firing of rockets from Gaza into Israel,
“1. Calls upon Israel,
the occupying Power, to immediately cease
its military operations that endangers the
Palestinian civilian population in the Occupied
Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem,
and to immediately withdraw its forces from
within the Gaza Strip to positions prior
to 28 June 2006;
“2. Calls for an immediate
halt of all acts of violence and military
activities between the Israeli and Palestinian
side as was agreed in the Sharm El-Sheikh
understandings of 8 February 2005;
“3. Requests the Secretary-General
to establish a fact-finding mission on the
attack that took place in Beit Hanoun on
8 November 2006 within thirty days;
“4. Calls upon Israel,
the occupying Power, to scrupulously abide
by its obligations and responsibilities under
the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection
of Civilian Persons in Time of War of 12
August 1949;“
5. Calls upon the Palestinian
Authority to take immediate and sustained
action to bring an end to violence, including
the firing of rockets on Israeli territory;
“6. Emphasizes the
need to preserve the Palestinian institutions,
infrastructure and properties;
“7. Expresses grave
concern about the dire humanitarian situation
of the Palestinian people and calls for the
provision of emergency assistance to them;
“8. Calls upon the
international community, including the Quartet,
to take immediate steps, to stabilize the
situation and restart the peace process,
including through the possible establishment
of an international mechanism for protection
of the civilian populations;
“9. Calls upon the
parties supported by the international community
to take immediate steps including confidence-building
measures, with the objective of resuming
peace negotiations;
“10. Stresses the
importance of, and the need to achieve, a
just, comprehensive, and lasting peace in
the Middle East, based on all its relevant
resolutions including its resolutions 242
(1967), 338 (1973), 1397 (2002) and 1515
(2003), the Madrid terms of reference, the
principle of land for peace, the Arab Peace
Initiative adopted by the League of Arab
States Summit in March 2002 in Beirut and
the Road Map;
“11. Requests the
Secretary-General of the United Nations to
report back to the Security Council on the
implementation of this resolution in a timely
manner;
“12. Decides to remain
seized of the matter.”
Sources: UNISPAL; Global Policy Forum |