"RIYAD MANSOUR"

Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, told the Security Council that “a dangerous cycle of violence persists on the ground, amidst increased political tension and a stalled peace process.” UNIFEED

The Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific told the Security Council that the UN is “concerned about the events of this past week in Jerusalem and the broader ongoing tensions and violence in the occupied West Bank.” UNIFEED

Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations, speaks to reporters at the Security Council stakeout.

The Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, told the Security Council that the Palestinian-Israeli conflict “is again reaching a boiling point.” UNIFEED

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, including the Palestinian question.

UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, said, “the security situation in the occupied West Bank is caught in a downward spiral. Too many people, overwhelmingly Palestinian, have been killed and injured in daily violence. Mounting hopelessness, anger and tension have once again erupted into a deadly cycle of violence that is increasingly difficult to contain.” UNIFEED

UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland said, “Israelis and Palestinians must determine how they envision the future. Negotiations can no longer be pushed off indefinitely. The current course is leading us towards a perpetual state of violence and conflict.” UNIFEED

The Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, told the Security Council that the ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants in Gaza remains in effect and “a fragile calm has been restored” in the territory. UNIFEED

Informal comments to the media by Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations, on the situation in Middle East, including the Palestinian question.

The Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, told the Security Council that the “fragile” truce between Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants in Gaza “has allowed the resumption of essential movements of goods and people in and out of Gaza, including the delivery of humanitarian assistance and fuel for the Gaza Power Plant.” UNIFEED