Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 23rd April. Top envoy to the Middle East Tor Wenneslandon Monday has expressed concern about increased levels of violence in the West Bank, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told jreporters in New York.
UN Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland said over the weekend that the stability in the West Bank is vital to the prospects of peace in Gaza, as he warned against further escalation.
He also said civilian attacks, including settler violence, need to end.
The new Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Muhannad Hadi, visited Gaza on Sunday since taking up the post earlier in April.
,” Mr. Dujarric said “He saw firsthand the catastrophic situation in Gaza and how the ongoing hostilities are affecting people.”.
Mr. Hadi visited sites in Khan Younis and Deir Al-Balah, including a shelter for displaced people and a health centre, and spoke with members of the community.
He spent the night in Rafah, where 1.4 million people are sheltering in dire living conditions, lacking basic necessities, including water, food, shelter and healthcare.
UN partners were able to provide hot meals, bread and flour to people in Gaza last week, with support from the WFP, he said.
The two emergency medical teams have been positioned in northern Gaza to support Kamal Adwan and Al Awda hospitals, he added.
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