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UN Reports Intensifying Nightmare In Gaza

UN raises alarm over escalating violence in Gaza, particularly in northern region after Israeli airstrike in Beit Lahia.

UN Coordinator Urges De-Escalation In Middle East Amid Tensions

UN urges de-escalation in the Middle East after Hamas leader's assassination. Iran vows revenge, blaming Israel. Tensions rise as calls for peace continue.

UN Coordinator Urges Immediate Ceasefire In Rafah Conflict

UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East addresses UN Security Council on escalating situation in Rafah, emphasizing need for ceasefire, protection of ci...

UN Security Council Struggles To Speak With One Voice On Gaza

The UN Security Council is struggling to find a unified voice on the war in Gaza, recently swapping a call for a "lasting cessation of hostilities" with a draft resolution demanding the fighting's "suspension."

International Business Times · Dec 19, 2023

US demands condemnation of Hamas at UN meeting, but Security Council takes no immediate action

The U_N_ Security Council has held an emergency meeting behind closed doors with the United States demanding that all 15 members strongly condemn “these heinous terrorist attacks committed by Hamas.”

The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2023

Israel Reopens Sole Pedestrian Crossing With Gaza Amid Border Tensions

Israeli authorities reopen Gaza crossing amid ongoing violence

Zenger · Sep 28, 2023

More than 200 Palestinians, nearly 30 Israelis killed so far this year: UN

UN Middle East envoy Tor Wennesland says deaths from violence so far this year are the highest recorded since 2005.

Al Jazeera · Aug 22, 2023

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U.S. National Security Council Supports Israel’s Counterterrorism Operation In Jenin

Israeli forces arrest suspects and destroy infrastructure in ongoing operation; international community expresses concern.

Zenger · Jul 5, 2023

UN urges Israel and Palestinians to halt West Bank violence in statement backed by US and Russia

The U.N. Security Council is urging Israel and the Palestinians to avoid actions that can further inflame tensions in the volatile West Bank

The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2023

As guns go silent, Gazan children still have nightmares

Whenever a door slams, 10 year-old Bissan al-Mansi mistakes it for a bomb dropping. More than a week has passed since the latest round of fighting with Israel in Gaza but al-Mansi says she still has nightmares.

Reuters · May 24, 2023

UN ‘Alarmed’ at West Bank Violence Day After Israeli Raid

The UN Middle East peace envoy urged Israel and the Palestinians Wednesday to calm surging violence in the occupied West Bank, a day after the latest Israeli raid killed six peopl "We are in the midst of a cycle of violence that must be stopped immediately," Tor Wennesland said in…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 8, 2023

Palestinian Authority suspends security coordination with Israel after deadly Jenin raid

Israeli forces killed nine Palestinians, including an elderly woman, during a raid in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin.

Axios · Jan 26, 2023

UN Official Warns Against Pouring ‘Fuel on the Fire’ in Palestinian-Israeli Conflict

The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, warned Wednesday against pouring more fuel on the fire in the ongoing conflict between the Palestinians and Israelis. “As a new year begins, a dangerous cycle of violence persists on the ground, amidst increased political tension and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 19, 2023

US State Department Spokesman Mute On Israeli ‘war Crimes’ Accusation

Ned Price also failed to refute a reporter’s claim that an Israeli soldier shot an unarmed Palestinian at “point blank range”.

Zenger · Dec 13, 2022

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The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2022

The Guardian view on Israel’s threat within: rightwing extremism in government

Editorial: Benjamin Netanyahu is playing with fire by giving racist politicians control over the police and the occupied territories

Zenger · Nov 30, 2022

UN Middle East Envoy Says The Region Reaching A ‘boiling Point’

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is “reaching a boiling point,” given a surge in violence in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 29, 2022

UN Special Coordinator Warns Oslo Accords Are ‘Slipping Away’

The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, warned that the Palestinian-Israeli once again reached a "boiling point," stressing that the settlement expansion and restrictions continue to squeeze the "economic and physical space for developing a viable Palestinian State." He warned that the current context leads…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 29, 2022

UN: 2022 Likely Deadliest for Palestinians in West Bank

The UN Middle East envoy said 2022 is on course to be the deadliest year for Palestinians in the West Bank since the UN started tracking fatalities in 2005, and he called for immediate action to calm “an explosive situation” and move toward renewing Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.

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The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2022

UN: 2022 likely deadliest for Palestinians in West Bank

The U.N. Mideast envoy says 2022 is on course to be the deadliest year for Palestinians in the West Bank since the U.N. started tracking fatalities in 2005 and called for immediate action to calm “an explosive situation” and move toward renewing Israeli-Palestinian negotiations

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 12, 2022

Wennesland Visits Gaza Strip to Help Maintain Calm in West Bank

The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, made a short visit to the Gaza Strip on Tuesday. He arrived in the enclave through the Erez crossing in light of the escalating tension in the occupied West Bank. According to Palestinian sources, Wennesland met with…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 29, 2022

UN Envoy: Israel Defies UN Resolution on Halting Settlements

Israel continued its defiance of a 2016 UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate halt to all settlement activity in lands the Palestinians want for their future state, advancing plans for construction of nearly 2,000 housing units in the last three months, the UN Mideast envoy said Wednesday. Tor Wennesland…

Radio France Internationale · Aug 9, 2022

UN Security Council meets to weigh up Gaza violence

The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting on Monday night to discuss the flare up of violence in Gaza which has left nearly 50 people dead including 16 children.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 9, 2022

UN Security Council Meets over Gaza Fighting

The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting Monday to discuss the situation in Gaza, with several members raising concerns despite the tenuous truce between Islamic Jihad militants and Israel after three days of deadly conflict. Speaking via video at the start of the meeting, UN Middle East envoy Tor…

Al Jazeera · Aug 9, 2022

UN Security Council holds emergency meeting over Gaza fighting

Palestinian ambassador asks when will ‘enough be enough’ as council members express concern about recent violence.

Al Jazeera · Aug 8, 2022

Israel, Palestinian Islamic Jihad declare truce in Gaza

Egypt-brokered truce holding in Gaza after three days of Israeli bombardment that killed at least 44 Palestinians.

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