WASHINGTON (AA) – UN special coordinator for the Middle East peace process warned Wednesday about a “completely catastrophic” potential Israeli military operation in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. “We know very well. The Israelis know, even better, but still planning that having a very active warfare in the area of R...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called on the United Nations to double its efforts to halt Israel’s war on Gaza. Abbas met with Middle East peace envoy Tor Wennesland in the West Bank city of Ramallah for talks on the situation in the Palestinian territories. The Palestinian leader conveyed a message [&hellip...
United Nations, United States – AFP Israel’s steps to allow aid into Gaza are “far short of what is needed,” senior United Nations official Tor Wennesland said on Tuesday. “The delivery of humanitarian aid in the (Gaza) Strip continues to face nearly insurmountable challenges,” said Wennesland, the organizat...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The long-standing impasse in peace talks between Israel and Palestine is exacerbating an already dire situation that is being exploited by extremists, the UN has warned. “The lack of progress towards a political horizon that addresses the core issues driving the conflict has left a dangerous and volatile vacuum fi...
