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Sunday, November 12, 2017
UN envoy says Gaza terror groups risk a ‘dangerous escalation’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleUN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Nickolay Mladenov says Palestinian groups risk “a dangerous escalation” with their “reckless actions and statements.”
He is addressing blustery statements by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group in Gaza, which is threatening Israel with retaliation for the destruction of a terror tunnel it dug under the border into Israel.
“Palestinians have embarked on a course to solve the humaniatarian [sic] crisis in the Strip and bring back the legitimate authorities. They should not be distracted by extemists [sic],” he writes on Twitter.
???? The reckless actions and statements of militants in #Gaza risk a dangerous escalation. #Palestinians have embarked on a course to solve the humaniatarian crisis in the Strip and bring back the legitimate authorities. They should not be distracted by extemists.
— Nickolay E. MLADENOV (@nmladenov) November 12, 2017
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