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Margaret Besheer
May 26, 2017 4:05 PM
- Margaret Besheer
Gaza Strip Electricity Crisis Worsening, UN Official Says
UNITED NATIONS -
The U.N. envoy to the Israeli-Palestinian peace process warned Friday that the Gaza Strip was on the brink of a violent crisis.
"In Gaza, we are walking into another crisis with our eyes wide open," Nickolay Mladenov told the U.N. Security Council.
"I am today warning the Security Council that unless urgent measures are taken to de-escalate, the crisis risks spiraling out of control with devastating consequences for Palestinians and Israelis...