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Rising extremism risks eroding viability of two-state solution, top official warns Security Council, stressing need for leadership and political will, at 8466th meeting.

UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov said extremists were “on the rise again and the risk of war continues to loom large” adding that for Israelis and Palestinians to get back on track for a peaceful resolution of the conflict “the first thing that is required is leadership.” UNIFEED

Efforts to advance two-state formula untenable amid violence, Secretary-General tells Palestinian rights committee, warning ‘there is no plan B’ at 394th meeting.

UN chief António Guterres said Palestinians have endured “more than a half-century of occupation and denial of their legitimate right to self-determination” adding that Israelis and Palestinians continued to “suffer from deadly cycles of violence.” UNIFEED

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

The head of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) warned that alarming and expanding problems affecting Palestine refugees risked further destabilizing the Middle East. UNTV CH

Prospects for viable state of Palestine dwindling as settlements expand amid continuing violence, Special Coordinator tells Security Council at 8449th meeting.

Prospects for viable state of Palestine dwindling as settlements expand amid continuing violence, Special Coordinator tells Security Council at 8449th meeting.

Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon said the Iranian “terror machine” was attempting to close in on his country on four fronts and stressed that Israel would “never let Iran win, not in Syria, not in Lebanon, not in Judea and Samaria, not in Gaza, not anywhere.” UNIFEED

The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process warned the Security Council of the dangerous dynamics of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict adding that those “who believe that the conflict can be managed in perpetuity are wrong.” UNIFEED