They call on Israel and Palestine to stop "the escalation of violence"

UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres on Saturday called Israel and the Palestinians to avoid "a devastating new conflict" after the escalation of the Friday's violence, which claimed the lives of four Palestinians and one Israeli soldier.

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I am deeply concerned by this escalation of violence in Gaza and southern Israel. the UN in a statement. It is imperative that all parties move away urgently from another devastating conflict, he said.

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"I ask Hamas and Palestinian militants to stop firing rockets, throwing bombs incendiaries and stop participating in the provocations of the line of separation "between Israel and the Gaza Strip, Guterres said. "And Israel must exercise restraint to avoid igniting the situation."

"I encourage all parties to work with UN including my special coordinator (Nickolay Mladenov), to find a way out of this dangerous situation. the lives of Palestinians and Israelis, exacerbates the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza and undermines current efforts to improve living conditions and help the Palestinian Authority return to Gaza. "

According to UN diplomats, no country has requested an emergency meeting of the Security Council at this stage to try to ease the tension.

A regular monthly meeting on Middle East is in Tuesday's Agenda of the Council, chaired in July by Sweden

Announced by Hamas, the ceasefire with Israel has was widely respected Saturday in the Gaza Strip, after the new outbreak of violence.

After a strong confrontation between Israel and Hamas, the Islamist movement had already announced a ceasefire adopted with Egyptian mediation.