Sentence:  The Security Council ... calls upon all Governments and authorities, without prejudice to the rights, claims or positions of the parties concerned, to <WSD>abstain</WSD> from any hostile military action in Palestine and to that end to issue a cease-fire order to their military and paramilitary forces 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence. (First attested around 1350 to 1470.)<ref name=SOED/>