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Middle East on the verge of another serious escalation - Security Council Briefing | United Nations

Briefing by Tor Wennesland, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. ---------------------------------------- The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland today (29 Oct) told the Security Council that the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is mandated by the General Assembly, and stressed that “unilateral steps such as legislation which seeks to not only undermine UN mandate work but threaten to further set back a political resolution to the conflict on the basis of UN resolutions and international law must be avoided.” Briefing the Council after visiting the Gaza Strip last week, Wennesland said, “we are witnessing not only a horrific humanitarian nightmare, but a rapidly accelerating and unravelling of the prospects for a sustainable resolution to this conflict.” He said, “every effort by all of us must be made to de-escalate the situation and establish a different trajectory towards greater peace and stability in the region.” Wennesland reiterated his call for a cease fire and said, “we need the hostages released from Gaza now.” He urged all parties “to engage constructively in urgent diplomatic efforts to de-escalate the situation and avoid an endless spiral of death and destruction.” Wennesland unequivocally condemned the widespread killing and injury of civilians in Gaza, the endless displacement of the population in Gaza and shocking mistreatment of detainees. And he also condemned the continued holding of hostages and the firing of rockets toward Israeli population centres, which has continued this month.