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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

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Severe weather has affected refugee settlements across Lebanon, forcing many families to live in freezing, damp conditions. As temperatures drop, residents are struggling to remove snow and repair the devastating damage to their tents and health. UNHCR

Unicef reported Thursday that over 11,300 Syrian refugees - half of them children, were affected by a five-day-long storm that has hit Lebanon earlier this week. UNICEF

Severe weather conditions have affected over 60 family tents in the Dalhamiya informal settlement in the Bekaa, forcing many refugees to abandon their tents and seek shelter with neighbours or relatives. UNHCR

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

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

The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) is providing emergency aid to Syrian refugees in Lebanon after a heavy storm hit the country on Sunday.UNHCR