US envoy to meet with Israeli and Palestinian officials while Egypt leads regional contacts.
Saturday 15/05/2021
A fireball and smoke billow up into the air during an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City early on May 15, 2021. (AFP)
UN, NEW YORK--Diplomatic attempts to reach a ceasefire in the escalating hostilities between Hamas and Israel are focused on a virtual public meeting that the UN Security Council will hold Sunday.
The UN chief has appealed on Friday for an immediate halt to fighting between Gaza and Israel. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that the conflict could “unleash an uncontainable security and humanitarian crisis and to further foster extremism,” not only in the Palestinian territory and Israel but also elsewhere in the region.