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United Nations Security Council Resolution 316

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Date
  
26 June 1972

Code
  
S/RES/316 (Document)

Meeting no.
  
1,650

Result
  
Adopted

Subject
  
The situation in the Middle East

Voting summary
  
13 voted for None voted against 2 abstained

United Nations Security Council Resolution 316, adopted on June 26, 1972, after reaffirming previous resolutions on the topic, the Council condemned Israel's "deploring acts of violence" and called upon Israel to abide by the previous resolutions and desist from further violating the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Lebanon. The resolution went on to express the desire that all Lebanese and Syrian military personnel abducted by Israel be released in the shortest time possible and declared that if the above-mentioned steps were not taken the Council would reconvene to consider further action.

The resolution was passed with 13 votes; Panama and the United States abstained from voting.

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United Nations Security Council Resolution 316 Wikipedia