United Nations Security Council Resolution 673

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UN Security Council Resolution 673 was adopted unanimously on 24 October 1990, following Resolution 672. The Council deplored Israel’s refusal to receive a mission from the Secretary‑General that was mandated to visit the Temple Mount region. Israel prevented the mission from entering, saying it would interfere in its internal affairs. As a result, Secretary‑General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar decided to publish his report without sending the mission, a matter later reviewed in Resolution 681. The Council urged Israel to reverse its decision and allow the mission to visit the Temple Mount area and the site of the riots that caused deaths and property damage.

The resolution was drafted by Colombia, Cuba, Malaysia and Yemen after a heated debate. Sudan, with other non‑aligned countries, called for strong measures against Israel under Chapter VII of the UN Charter. Israel rejected this approach, arguing that Resolution 272 (1967) and the Palestinian situation are not comparable to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait.