Tor Wennesland
Kaag will continue in her current role as U.N. senior humanitarian and reconstruction coordinator for Gaza.
We need a ceasefire before Ramadan but the task is daunting, Tor Wennesland says.
U.N. Special Coordinator for the Middle East Tor Wennesland tweeted that he was “horrified” after an Israeli Border Police officer shot dead a knife-wielding assailant.
Tor Wennesland says he has not yet had contact with Israel’s incoming government.
PIJ claims it conditioned the ceasefire on an international effort to secure the release of Bassam al-Sa’adi; Israel agreed to no such condition, says Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz.
With regional tensions simmering and the potential for everything to boil over with the approach of Passover, Easter and Ramadan, U.N. Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland led off by summarizing the work of planning committees to prepare for the possible construction of 3,400 homes in Israel’s capital.
US, UN condemn terror attack in southern Israel that killed four people
These incidents “highlight the volatility of the situation and the urgent need for leaders to work together against the spiral of violence,” said U.N. Special Coordinator for Middle East Peace Tor Wennesland.