by the presence of Israeli occupation .in any form, military or otherwise. All the’. iron-first measures will not make. us bend. Israel’s.option to impose subjugbtton is doomed. The military.option against our people has ‘proved a failure. I stiael realises that fact. The Palestinians reject, oppose and resist Israeli occupat,ion. The representdtive of the Secretary-General refers to the brutalities, but not. the latest of them. The recent policy - ‘beat them, ana do not shoot them* :- is only one f&m of brutality; resorting to all kinds of gas is ahother. The ‘.: Secretary-General has learned by now that ,the long-range effect of that gas is currently being felt. ‘It is reported that pregnant women have ,given birth to’ still-born babies‘ as a .result of inhaling the,‘qas. We shall present & the Council the names of at least 25 unhappy mothers who have lost the -fruit they .were carrying for manthsi Other women have miscarried as a result of brutal beatings by th6‘ so-called security forces, which, the report admits, include the infanms ..o Shin Beth, as’ well-as the army &d border police; ~._ - f am sure that the laonitoring section in the Secretary-General’s office irill report what Ba’atetz published on 25 January 1988. A correspondent reports’ that in I the heart of,the’city of’-RalPallah Israeli forces chose a wall in the‘rear of a shop in Ai-Manara Square , where’ he saw Israeli soldiers drag a 400year-old .Arab, tie his hands behind his back, seat him and start’beating him. What saved the man,.it is reported, was the appearance of foreign cameramen. Hospitals in the PalestMan empied territories are tending cases of fractured‘ limbs and skulls md injuries to other parts of the body. The : brutality -has extended to mosques and churches. The’Ptesident’of the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech or statement made by a representative of the United Nations, specifically referring to the situation in the Palestinian territories under Israeli occupation. The text describes the brutal treatment of Palestinians by Israeli forces, including the use of gas, beatings, and injuries. The focus is on the human rights violations and the impact on the population, rather than any economic or environmental issues.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Health