"MIDDLE EAST SITUATION"

The Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, told the Security Council on Tuesday that he remains “deeply troubled by the continued loss of life and serious injuries, including children, in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and the overall deterioration of the security situation”. UNIFEED

King Abdullah II of Jordan told the General Assembly General Debate that “the bitter war on Gaza" in 2020, was a reminder that the current Middle East situation "is simply unsustainable." UNIFEED

One month into ‘fragile’ ceasefire in Gaza, maximum restraint remains crucial, Special Coordinator tells Security Council, citing new Israeli Government.

In his briefing to the Security Council, Nickolay Mladenov, the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process called on Israel to “cease demolitions, seizures of Palestinian property and efforts to relocate communities” following reports that Israeli authorities “carried out the most extensive demolition in the occupied West Bank in the past decade.” UNIFEED

The Security Council discusses the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, at the 8762nd meeting.

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

Marc Pecsteen de Buytswerve, Permanent Representative of Belgium to the United Nations and President of the Security Council, briefs reporters on the situation in the Middle East.

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

Press Encounter with Ambassador Danny Danon, Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations, briefs reporters on the Middle East.

Masao Otaka, Press Secretary for the Foreign Ministry of Japan, briefs press.