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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

The Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, told the Security Council that “while the ceasefire is holding" between Israel and Palestine, "conflict mitigation efforts must also be met with steps by both sides – supported by the international community – to reset a trajectory out of the cycle of violence.” UNIFEED

The UN Secretary General, António Guterres, is “very concerned” with the situation in Israel and Palestine and the UN has confirmed that 15 Palestinians have been killed, including 10 civilians, a Spokesperson informed. UNIFEED

Commenting on the “shocking” incidents of violence at the Holy Sites and tensions across the Occupied Palestinian Territory and in Israel, the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, said, “The current trajectory is neither sustainable nor inevitable.” UNIFEED

A UN spokesperson said, “the Secretary-General is shocked and appalled by the images he saw this morning of the violence and beating by Israeli security forces inside the al-Qibli mosque in Jerusalem. At a time of the calendar which is holy to Jews, Christians and Muslims, this should be a time for peace and not violence.” UNIFEED

The Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, told the Security Council that he remains “deeply troubled by continued Israeli settlement expansion”, warning that it can “further entrench the occupation, fuel tensions, and systematically erode the viability of a Palestinian State as part of a two-State solution.” UNIFEED

After a closed meeting on the Middle East, the President of the UN Security Council said, “The countries around the table agreed that the escalation of tensions needs to be something to keep abreast of and that we should try to see if there are ways that we can stop any incitement to further violence and to promote dialogue.” UNIFEED

Ahead of a closed meeting on the Middle East, Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour said, “It is high time for the Security Council to shoulder its responsibility, particularly with regard to providing protection for the civilian population.” UNIFEED

The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, is “gravely concerned by the escalating violence in the occupied West Bank”, said a UN Spokesperson. UNIFEED

The Security Council expressed on Monday “deep concern and dismay” with Israel’s announcement of further construction and expansion of settlements and the “legalization” of settlement outposts. UNIFEED