Temporary International Presence in the City of Hebron

The TIPH is an international civilian observer mission. The TIPH assists the parties in the normalisation of the situation in the city and reports on their efforts and the breaches of the agreements on Hebron and international law. TIPH reports to the Palestinian and Israeli authorities and to the six member countries.

 
 

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UN Security Council Resolution 904

Adopted by the Security Council at its 3351st meeting,
on 18 March 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 1949to 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 Statesof
    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.