UN Security Council
1953

101 (1953). Resolution of 24 November 1953 (S/3139/Rev.2] The Security Council, Recalling its previous resolutions on the Palestine question, particularly resolutions 54 (1948) of 15 July 1948, 73 (1949) of 11 August 1949 and 93 (1951) of 18 May 1951 concerning methods for maintaining the armistice and resolving disputes through the Mixed Armistice Commissions, Noting the reports of 27 October 1953 8 and 9 November 1953 9 to the Security Council by the Chief of Staff of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization in Palestine and the statements to the Council by the representatives of Jordan and Israel, A 1. Finds that the retaliatory action at Qibya taken by armed forces of Israel on 14-15 October 1953 and all such actions constitute a violation of the cease-fire provisions of Security Council resolution 54 (1948) and are inconsistent with the parties’ obligations under the General Armistice Agreement between Israel and Jordan 10 and the Charter of the United Nations; 2. Expresses the strongest censure of that action, which can only prejudice the chances of that peaceful