7 terrorism carried out by Israel against the Arabs, especially individual and official Israeli terrorism and the mass pun- ishment and killing of innocent people. We would have expected also to see in the draft resolution a paragraph paying tribute to the heroic Arab resistance against Israeli occupation. 71. Mr. ZIDOUEMBA (Burkina Faso) (interpretation from French): Permit me first of all, Sir, to congratulate you on behalf of my delegation on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of September. Your qualities as an able diplomat and negotiator are well known to all, and in our view guarantee the success of our deliberations. 72. I wish also to express my delegation’s thanks to Mr. Oleg Troyanovsky, representative of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, for the skill, wisdom and ability with which he presided over the Council last month. 73. It take this opportunity further to welcome, on behalf of the delegation of Burkina Faso, the representatives of the People’s Republic of China and Peru, countries with which Burkina Faso maintains excellent relations of co- operation. 74. For some weeks now, the violence of the Israeli occu- pation has again had a brutal impact upon the civilian population of the Arab territories illegally placed by Israel under its domination, particularly the inhabitants of the West Bank and Gaza. 75. After having reinstated in those territories the law of so-called preventive detention, the Israeli military forces have since 4 August been engaging in a series of repressive measures, including the imposition of curfews, arbitrary arrests, expulsions and administrative detentions without trial. 76. Moreover, the Israeli authorities have announced their intention to take military action against countries in the region harbouring offices of the PLO. The detailed information provided yesterday [2604th meeting] by the representative of Qatar and the observer for the PLO 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic statement discussing a sensitive and political issue, specifically the Israeli occupation and its impact on the Arab population. The language used is formal and critical of Israeli actions, which suggests that the text is related to international relations, politics, and human rights.

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