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Recalling the signing of the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements by the
Government of the State of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization in Washington, D.C., on
13 September 1993,4 as well as the subsequent implementation agreements, including the Israeli-Palestinian
Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip signed in Washington, D.C., on
28 September 1995,5
Noting the withdrawal of the Israeli army, which took place in the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area in
accordance with the agreements reached between the parties, and the initiation of the Palestinian Authority
in those areas,
Noting also the redeployment of the Israeli army from six cities in the West Bank,
Concerned about the continuing violation of the human rights of the Palestinian people by Israel, the
occupying Power, especially the use of collective punishment, closure of areas, annexation and establishment
of settlements and the continuing actions by it designed to change the legal status, geographical nature and
demographic composition of the occupied Palestinian territory, including Jerusalem,
Expressing its deep concern in particular about the closure by the Israeli authorities of the occupied
Palestinian territory, including Jerusalem, which prevents the freedom of movement of persons and goods
and is the cause of great economic and social hardship, in violation of the Geneva Convention relative to the
Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, and the agreements reached between the
two sides,
Convinced of the positive impact of a temporary international or foreign presence in the occupied
Palestinian territory on the safety and protection of the Palestinian people,
Expressing its appreciation to the countries that participated in the Temporary International Presence
in Hebron for their positive contribution,
Convinced of the need for the full implementation of Security Council resolutions 904 (1994) and
1073 (1996),
1. Determines that all measures and actions taken by Israel, the occupying Power, in the occupied
Palestinian territory, including Jerusalem, in violation of the relevant provisions of the Geneva Convention
relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949,3 and contrary to the
relevant resolutions of the Security Council, are illegal and have no validity and that such measures should
cease immediately;
2. Demands that Israel, the occupying Power, cease all practices and actions that violate the human
rights of the Palestinian people;
3. Stresses the need to preserve the territorial integrity of all of the occupied Palestinian territory and
to guarantee the freedom of movement of persons and goods within the Palestinian territory, including the
removal of restrictions on movement into and from East Jerusalem, and the freedom of movement to and
from the outside world;
4
A/48/486-S/26560, annex; see Official Records of the Security Council, Forty-eighth Year, Supplement for
October, November and December 1993, document S/26560.
5
A/51/889-S/1997/357, annex; see Official Records of the Security Council, Fifty-second Year,
Supplement for April, May and June 1997, document S/1997/357.
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