. ..-... - _.-.. .-._. _____~_. __ _ ---~ .- Qenerel Assembly 8ecurity Council Dintt’, GENERAL A/40/600 S/17502 27 September 1985 ORIGINALI ENGLISH GENERAL ASSEMBLY Fortieth AerRion Aqenda itemrr 38 and 130 SECURITY COUNCIL Fortieth year THE SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST PROGRESSIVE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PRINCIPLES AND NORMS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW RELATING TO THE NEW INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ORDER Letter dated 27 September 1985 from the Permanent Repreoentative of Jorael to the United Nationn addreared ta the Secretary-Qeneral I wieh to brinq to your l ttsntion the latent PLO outraqei! rqrinnt innocent civil ianr in Israel. On 22 September 1985, a baaby-trapped car loaded with four qas cylindera we8 dilrcoversd in the Mea Sharim neiqhbourhood of Jerusalem. The bomb was defuoed mlnutea before the car W&B ost to explode. On 26 September 1985, a bomb exploded at a bue station nclr Hadssaah Horrpital injurinq two people. On the morninq of 25 September 19R5, three PLO terrorirrts atarmed a small private yacht moored in the marina of Larnaca, Cyprue. Ahoard the yacht were thrps faraelie, one\ woman and two men, who were on vacation. In the course of a Rieqe lastinq nearly 10 h3urA, the terroriRtR murdered all three Israelis in cold hlnod. The bodies of the victims were found with their hands tied behind their hacks and shot several times !n the hack of the heacl. The PLO cla!;ned rPsponsihtlity for the first two attack.cl. Initial reports intiicate that the slauqhbr in Cyprus was carr ted out hy “Force 17”, a personal hodyquard unit of Yasir Arafat, In the last 45 days there havp hecan 72 I'I,I) trrrclrist attackR aqainst. innocent IRraPli civilians. AR a result nf th(-!w at.t.ac:ks eight people have he!en murrdrrf%l and 25 women and children wounded. A/40/686 S/l7502 Enqlinh Paw 2 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report on a series of violent attacks carried out by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) against innocent Israeli civilians. The report highlights the devastating effects of these attacks, including the murder of three Israelis in Cyprus and the wounding of 25 women and children in Israel. The report also mentions the PLO's claimed responsibility for two previous attacks in Israel. Given the context and content of the report, it is likely that the most fitting category is Humanitarian aid and relief, as the report is focused on the suffering and harm caused to innocent civilians.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief