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Press Conference by T. S. Tirumurti, Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations and President of the Security Council, on the programme of Work for the month of August.

Informal comments to the media by Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations, on the situation in the Middle East following the Security Council's 8826th meeting.

Lynn Hastings, Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process told the Security Council, “Beyond the human tragedy for both Palestinians and Israelis, and the physical damage of eleven days of fighting, the economic impact of the escalation in May has further exacerbated the existing humanitarian crisis and severely weakened Gaza’s economy.” UNIFEED

Informal comments to the media by Gilad Erdan, Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations, on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, before the Security Council's 8826th meeting.

Prioritizing Gaza reconstruction must not detract from broader international goal of ending Israeli occupation, deputy special coordinator tells Security Council.

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed concern at “the heightened tensions in and around the holy sites of the Old City of Jerusalem,” underscoring that “the status quo must be upheld and fully respected,” UN spokesperson Farhan Haq said. UNIFEED

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

Briefing reporters in Geneva, a UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) official said, “We can, and should, make the internet a safer place, but it doesn’t need to be at the expense of fundamental rights.” UNTV CH

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

The Secretary-General is “deeply concerned" by the demolition of Palestinian property in the Bedouin community of Humsa Al-Baqi’a, in Area C of the occupied West Bank, a UN spokesperson told reporters in New York. UNIFEED