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UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council, “we need a true humanitarian ceasefire,” adding that a failure of establishing a two-State solution “will condemn Palestinians, Israelis, the region and the world, to a never-ending cycle of death and destruction.” UNIFEED

A UN spokesperson said, “the Secretary-General is appalled over the escalating violence in Gaza, including the killing of Palestinians, including women and children, in Israeli airstrikes in residential areas of the densely populated Jabalya refugee camp, and those attacks took place yesterday and today.” UNIFEED

The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, warned the Security Council today that “the situation in the Middle East is growing more dire by the hour” and “the war in Gaza is raging and risks spiraling throughout the region.” UNIFEED

The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, warned the Security Council today that the current crisis “is one of the most difficult moments facing the Israeli and Palestinian people in the last 75 years.” UNIFEED

Following Israel’s order to the entire population of northern Gaza to relocate to the southern half of the territory within 24 hours, UN humanitarians on Friday raised deep concern for the affected civilians who have faced six days of bombardment in a worsening humanitarian crisis. UNTV CH

Addressing the Security Council, Tor Wennesland, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, said that Israel currently holds 1,264 Palestinians in administrative detention, “the highest number in over a decade.” UNIFEED

Addressing the Security Council, Tor Wennesland, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, said, “Violence continues on the upswing, with over 200 Palestinian and nearly 30 Israeli fatalities in the West Bank and Israel thus far this year, already surpassing 2022’s annual figures and the highest since 2005.” UNIFEED

The Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, warned that the current escalation in the occupied West Bank “is very dangerous” and “all must ensure that the civilian population is protected.” UNIFEED

UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland said that he remains “gravely concerned” by the escalating spiral of violence in the occupied West Bank. He condemned “all acts of violence against civilians, including all acts of terror, which exacerbate mistrust and undermine a peaceful resolution to the conflict.” UNIFEED

Announcing the United Arab Emirates’ priorities for its presidency of the Security Council for the month of June, Permanent Representative Lana Zaki Nusseibeh said that her country wants to “underscore how climate change has been, is and will continue to directly impact the Council's ability to carry out its mandate.” UNIFEED