United Nations Security Council resolution 681, adopted unanimously on 20 December 1990, after receiving the report from the Secretary-General

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authorised in Resolution 672 (1990) regarding the riots at

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, the council expressed its concern over

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's rejection of resolutions 672 (1990) and 673 (1990). The Council went on to condemn Israel for its decision to resume the deportation of

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from the occupied territories, urging the Israeli government to accept the ''de jure'' applicability of the

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of 1949 and abide by it. Israel said they were deported for "inciting violence". Resolution 681 went on to request the Secretary-General, in accordance with his recommendation in the report, to examine possible measures that may be taken by him, the High Contracting Parties of the Fourth Convention and the

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, under the convention, reporting to the council the progress of discussions. It also required the Secretary-General to continue to monitor the situation in the area, reporting back in the first week of March 1991 and every four weeks thereafter. The resolution was passed during tensions regarding the

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, with which

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had been attempting to link the resolution of the Kuwaiti problem with a solution to the Palestinian issue.

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Text of the Resolution at undocs.org

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{{UNSCR 1990 0681 0681 United Nations Security Council resolutions concerning the Israeli–Palestinian conflict December 1990

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