UNITEP NATIONS S decwity Council Distr. GENERAL S/17448 9 September 1985 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH LETTER DATED 9 SEPTEMBER 1985 FROM THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ISRAEL TO THE UNITED NATIONS ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL In recent letters I have described the systematic and deliberate attacks by the PLO against defenseless Israeli civilians. These acts of indiscriminate murder and destruction reveal the true nature of that terrorist organization. Here for your information is a list of innocent civilian victims who have been murdered by the PLO durinq the past year: Miss Revital Seri was murdered near Bethlehem on 22 October 1984; Mr. Ron Levy was murdered near Bethlehem on 22 October 1984; Mr. Zalman Abulnik was murdered in El-Birch on 30 March 1985; Mr. David Caspi was murdered in Jerusalem on 19 April 1985; Mrs. Michal Cohen was murdered near Beit Shemesh on 30 June 1985; Mr. Meir Ben-Yair was murdered near Beit Shemesh on 30 June 1985; Miss Leah Almakayas was murdered near Afula on 21 July 1985; Mr. Yosef Eliyahu was murdered near Afula on 21 July 1985; Mr. Albert Buckris was murdered in Nablus on 30 July 1985; Mr. Andre Alush was murdered in Tulkarm on 24 August 1985. The PLO continues to plant explosives in the densely populated areas of Israel's cities. Crowded markets, public buses and large stores are earmarked by the PLO as particularly vulnerable areas where large numbers of civilians may be killed. Many innocent people have miraculously survived these PLO attacks. But others were less fortunate. Many of them have been seriously wounded and some have become permanently disabled. The following are some of the most recent victims: Five children between the ages of 8 and 10 were stabbed repeatedly in the face while waiting for a bus in Jerusalem on 19 July 1985; 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a formal letter from the Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations, detailing the attacks and violence perpetrated by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) against Israeli civilians. The letter highlights the human cost of these attacks, including the number of innocent people killed and wounded. The tone of the letter is one of condemnation and outrage, and the purpose seems to be to bring attention to the issue and seek action from the international community.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief