resolution can possibly list all the many resolutions -numbering possibly in the hundreds-adopted ova the past 30 years on the inalienable rights of the Pales- tinian people, both individually and collectively. The present draft resolution is a laudable framework and its thrust could be the basis for more elaborate and detailed efforts by all parties concerned. 64. The subject of section A of the French-Egyptian draft resolution is at present the centre-piece and focus of world attention and profound concern. It is the situation in Lebanon and involves the fate, survival and future of both the Lebanese people and the Pales- tinian people, who, as refugees, are guests. We are meeting today at the eleventh hour, possibly almost at the stroke of the twelfth, to shoulder our historic responsibilities fully and unequivocally, as we are obligated to do under the Charter. 65. One half to three quarters of a million Lebanese and Palestinian civilians-men, women and children- stand in present, imminent and grave danger of suf- fering a real holocaust. far greater in magnitude than the devastation and barbarism which have already been inflicted by Israeli nazism in the south and which have been inflicted daily for the past seven weeks against the besieged city of Beirut. The entire Israeli war machine and people are armed to the teeth with the most lethal and destructive weaponry that the United States arsenal has so abundantly and meekly provided and continues to provide to a confessedly expansionist Israel which is now poised to launch an all-out assault on this great capital of Lebanon. 66. Massive bombardments by air, sea and land have spared hardly a single building, and civilian losses are already staggering. Representatives may have had glimpses of the victims maimed by phosphorus bombs, persons whose legs have been amputated by cluster 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic statement or report focusing on a pressing humanitarian crisis, highlighting the grave danger faced by Lebanese and Palestinian civilians, and urging international action to prevent a potential "holocaust". The language used is formal and serious, suggesting a high-stakes situation that requires immediate attention. Given the context, it is likely that the text is related to a specific political or international crisis, rather than a general topic like economic development or education.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief