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Subscriber only UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday pleaded for an immediate end to deadly Israeli-Palestinian violence, warning a Security Council meeting that the fighting could plunge the region into an uncontainable crisis. Fighting must stop. It must stop immediately, Mr Guterres said as he opened a Security Council session delayed by Israel s ally the United States, calling the violence that has killed nearly 200 people over the past week utterly appalling. It has the potential to unleash an uncontainable security and humanitarian crisis and to further foster extremism, not only in the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel, but in the region as a whole, he said.
UAE Foreign Minister Urges Ceasefire in Israel and Gaza, Points to Abraham Accords
The United Arab Emirates has expressed “grave concerns” over the conflict between Islamist terrorist group Hamas and Israel, and is urging for both sides to immediately cease the violence.
“The UAE is alarmed by the escalating spiral of violence in Israel and Palestine. We express our condolences to all victims of the recent fighting, and join others in calling for an immediate cessation of violence and hostilities. The UAE calls on all parties to take immediate steps to commit to a ceasefire, initiate a political dialogue, and exercise maximum restraint,” UAE’s Foreign Minister H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan said in a statement on Friday.