UN warning, real risk of expansion of the Israel-Hamas conflict - Last hour

10/18/2023, 4:25:55 PM

Highlights: UN warning, real risk of expansion of the Israel-Hamas conflict. This is the warning of the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, TorWennesland. "The risk of an escalation of this conflict is real, very, very real, and extremely dangerous," he added. "Since the outbreak of the current hostilities, it has been my top priority to work to reduce this existential threat," he said. "I fear that we are on the brink of a deep and dangerous abyss that could change the narrative of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict," he warned.

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"I fear that we are on the brink of a deep and dangerous abyss that could change the trajectory of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, if not the Middle East as a whole." (ANSA)