to the President of the Security Council (S/8945) -;89 "(b) Letter dated 29 December 1968 from the Act­ ing Permanent Representative of Israel ad­ dressed to the President of the Security Coun­ cil ( S /8946) . "39 At its 1461st meeting, on 30 December 1968, the Council decided to invite the representative of Saudi Arabia to participate, without vote, in the discussion of the question. Resolution 262 (1968) of 31 December 1968 The Security Council, Having considered the agenda contained in document S/ Agenda/1462, H<Wi-ng noted the contents of the letter of the Per- manent Representative of Lebanon (S/8945),40 Having noted the supplementary information pro- 311 Jbid. 40 Ibid. vided by the Chief of Staff of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization contained in docu­ ments S/7930/ Add.10740 and Add.108,40 Having heard the statements of the representative of Lebanon and of the representative of Israel concerning the grave attack committed against the civil Interna­ tional Airport of Beirut, Observing that the military action by the armed forces of Israel against the civil International Airport of Beirut was premeditated and of a large scale and carefutly planned nature, Gravely concerned about the deteriorating situation resulting from this violation of the Security Council resolutions, Deeply concerned about the need to assure free un­ interrupted international civil air traffic, 1. Condemns Israel for its premeditated military ac­ tion in violation of its obligations under the Charter and the cease-fire resolutions ; 2. Considers that such premeditated acts of violence endanger the maintenance of the peace ; 3. Issues a solemn warning to Israel that if such acts were to be repeated, the Council would have to consider further steps to give effect to its decisions; 4. Considers that Lebanon is entitled to appropriate redress for the destruction it has suffered, responsi­
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a Security Council resolution addressing a specific conflict between Israel and Lebanon, discussing the attack on the Beirut International Airport. The language used is diplomatic and condemnatory, with a focus on the maintenance of peace and the need for redress. This suggests that the resolution is primarily related to international relations and conflict resolution, rather than any of the other categories.

**Category**
International relations, Humanitarian aid and relief