The TIPH mission was first established in 1994 after the Cave of the Patriarchs massacre on 25 February 1994 , in which 29 Palestinians were killed . On 18 March , the UN Security Council condemned the massacre in United Nations Security Council Resolution 904 , and called for a temporary international presence in Hebron . On 31 March , representatives of the Palestinian Liberation Organization and the Israeli government signed an agreement requesting Italy , Denmark and Norway to provide observers to form a Temporary International Presence in the City of Hebron ( TIPH ) . The first TIPH mission operated from 8 May to 8 August 1994 . However , the Palestinian Authority and the Israeli government could not reach an agreement on the extension of the mandate , and the observers were therefore withdrawn on 8 August
Cave of the Patriarchs massacre
Cave of the Patriarchs massacre
Temporary International Presence in Hebron