Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the head of United Nations relief operations in Gaza have deplored this mornings attack on a recreational facility used by children in the territory, the second such incident in a month. A group of about 25 armed and masked men attacked and set fire to the facility on the [Read More]
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today reiterated his call for an end to the building of settlements in Jerusalem, stressing that the construction damages trust and stokes unrest in the region. Settlement construction should stop, as should measures which discriminate against Palestinian residents of the city and the ability of [Read More]
The United Nations is closely following reports that four Palestinian legislators have received orders for their forcible transfer from East Jerusalem by the Israeli authorities, a spokesperson for the world body said today. Israel is reportedly considering revoking the residency permits of Muhammad Abu-Teir, Ahmad Attoun, Muhammad [Read More]
The Security Council today agreed to renew the mandate of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), its peacekeeping operation in the Golan Heights, for another six months. Council members voted unanimously to adopt a resolution extending UNDOF which was established in May 1974 following the disengagement of Israeli and [Read More]
An independent United Nations expert today urged Israel to prevent further rights violations in East Jerusalem, warning that population transfers in or from occupied territory are war crimes under international law. Richard Falk, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights on Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, [Read More]
