A UNITED NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/RES/52/65 20 February 1998 Fifty-second session Agenda item 87 RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY [on the report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) (A/52/617)] 52/65. Applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, to the occupied Palestinian territory, including Jerusalem, and the other occupied Arab territories The General Assembly, Recalling its relevant resolutions, Bearing in mind the relevant resolutions of the Security Council, Having considered the reports of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories1 and the relevant reports of the Secretary-General,2 Considering that the promotion of respect for the obligations arising from the Charter of the United Nations and other instruments and rules of international law is among the basic purposes and principles of the United Nations, Stressing that Israel, the occupying Power, should comply strictly with its obligations under international law, 1 See A/52/131 and Add.1 and 2. 2 A/52/550-553. 98-76333 /...