In follow up of my letters to you, beginning on 29 September through 23 October 2000 (A/55/432, S/2000/921; A/55/437, S/2000/930; A/55/450, S/2000/957; A/55/466, S/2000/971; A/55/474, S/2000/984; A/55/490, S/2000/993; A/ES-10/39, S/2000/1015), I am once again compelled to inform you that Israel, the occupying Power, continues its military campaign of terror against the Palestinian civilians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem. The continuing excessive use of force by the Israeli occupying forces, using all sorts of heavy weaponry against the Palestinian people, has resulted in more casualties. Yesterday alone three more Palestinians died, including two children under the age of 18 years, and about 50 were injured by bullets. (Names of martyrs are annexed.)

It has become very clear that Israel, the occupying Power, is persisting with its campaign of terror against the Palestinian people in total violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War of 1949. It continues to do in blatant disregard for the understandings reached at Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt and in total disregard for Security Council resolution 1322 (2000) and General Assembly resolution ES-10/7 of the tenth emergency special session. These ongoing actions and measures being taken by Israel, the occupying Power, make it obvious that it is not heeding the calls made in both of the above-mentioned resolutions.

In light of the above, there is a clear and urgent need for the international community to provide the necessary protection for the Palestinian civilians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem. This need was emphasized by the Extraordinary Summit of the League of Arab States, which was held at Cairo, Egypt from 21 to 22 October 2000. We call upon the Security Council to urgently convene a meeting to consider the situation and to establish a United Nations protection force to be dispatched in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem, with the aim of providing much-needed protection for the Palestinian civilian population.