HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NOON BRIEFING BY STEPHANE DUJARRIC
SPOKESPERSON FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL ANTÓNIO GUTERRES
THURSDAY, 3 SEPTEMBER 2020
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WEST BANK
In response to questions about an incident depicted in a video from two days ago which appears to show Israeli soldiers violently restraining an elderly man, Al-Haj Khairi, during a demonstration in Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank, the spokesman said the following:
The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, said that such incidents risk heightening tensions and that they must be avoided. He also said that Security forces should show restraint in responding to grievances and added that Grievances must be heard and expressed peacefully.
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Document Type: Highlights of the Noon Briefing
Document Sources: Secretary-General, United Nations Department of Global Communications, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO)
Subject: Incidents, Protests, Security issues, West Bank
Publication Date: 03/09/2020
URL source: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight
Document Sources: Secretary-General, United Nations Department of Global Communications, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO)
Subject: Incidents, Protests, Security issues, West Bank
Publication Date: 03/09/2020
URL source: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight