United Nations Security Council Resolution 672

United Nations Security Council resolution 672, adopted unanimously on 12 October 1990, after reaffirming resolutions 476 (1980), 478 (1980), the Council expressed alarm at the 1990 Temple Mount riots in Jerusalem on 8 October 1990, resulting in the death of over 20 Palestinians and the injury of more than 150 people, including Palestinian civilians and worshippers.

UN Security Council Resolution 672
Temple Mount
Date	12 October 1990
Meeting no.	2,948
Code	S/RES/672 (Document)
Subject	Territories occupied by Israel
Voting summary	15 voted for None voted against None abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China France United Kingdom United States Soviet Union
Non-permanent members	Canada Colombia Cuba Ethiopia Finland Ivory Coast Malaysia Romania Yemen Zaire
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The Council went on to condemn the actions of the Israeli security forces, calling on Israel to abide by its legal obligations under the Fourth Geneva Convention. Resolution 672 also authorised a mission to be sent to the region to investigate the incident, reporting back by the end of October 1990.

Israel rejected the resolution, saying it did not pay attention to attacks on Jewish worshippers at the Western Wall.

See also

• Arab–Israeli conflict
• First Intifada
• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 601 to 700 (1987–1991)
• United Nations Security Council Resolution 673
• 1990 Temple Mount riots

External links

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 672 at Wikisource
• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org