Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the situation in the Middle East including the question of Palestine

The Secretary-General is appalled by the attack on Kibbutz Metzer in Israel yesterday in which five people were killed, including two children. The Secretary-General reiterates in the strongest possible terms his utter condemnation of all terrorist acts against civilians and calls once again on all Palestinian groups to stop immediately all such acts of violence.

The Secretary-General remains very concerned at the broader issue of violence between Israelis and Palestinians, including both terrorist acts and the ongoing policy of extra-judicial killings.