recelved by the Special Connittee through oral testinonies of persons having first-hand experience of the hurnan rights situation in the occupied territories' For this purpose the special Con$ittee organized hearings once again in the innedlate areal hearings were held in Geneva, Danascus, Amnan and Cairo' The special Committee contlnued to nonitor statements by menbers of the Government of Israel refl.ectlng the policy of that Government in the occupled terrltories and reports on neaaures taken to irnplenent that policy. The Special Conmittee noted the letters addressed to you and to the President of the Security Council aluring the per iod of this report relating to the nandate of the SPecial Connittee, circulateal as docunents of the G€neral Asaenbly and the security Councll' The special connitcee received information from organizations on var ious asPects of tbe situation in the occupied terrltories. The covernnent of Israel has not changed it€ position with regard to the Special Conmittee in spite of the efforts made in that direction. Honever. the special Connittee benefited fron the co-operation of the covernrnents of Egypt, Jordan and the syrian Arab RePublic in the carlying out of ita nandafe' The Speclal comtnittee also received the co-operation of the Palestine IJiberation Organization. In preparing its report the special comtnittee has attempted to put before you the complete picture of the reality in the occuPied territories as it affects bhe human rights of the civilian population. By this letter the Special Contnittee nishes to dran your attention to several asPects nhich de6erve a Particular nention' The hardship of tbe day-to-day life of the civilian Population is il.lustrated by the escalation of violence antl of the activities carried out by the sehtlers who do not hesitate to inpose their author ity wherever and whenever the oPPot tun i.ty
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a report on the human rights situation in the occupied territories, highlighting the difficulties faced by the civilian population and the activities of settlers. The report seems to focus on the humanitarian aspect of the situation, mentioning the efforts of the Special Committee to monitor the situation and gather information from various sources.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Human rights