AL Jazeera News :
UN chief Ban Ki-moon has urged an end to spiralling violence as he met Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas in a bid to calm three weeks of deadly unrest.
Ban said all killings must be thoroughly investigated, after 50 Palestinians and eight Israelis died in weeks of deadly violence.
“We will continue to support all efforts to create the conditions to make meaningful negotiations possible,” Ban told journalists after meeting Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Wednesday.
“But ultimately it is for Palestinians and Israelis to choose peace. Our most urgent challenge is to stop the current wave of violence and avoid any further loss of life.”
UN chief Ban Ki-moon has urged an end to spiralling violence as he met Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas in a bid to calm three weeks of deadly unrest.
Ban said all killings must be thoroughly investigated, after 50 Palestinians and eight Israelis died in weeks of deadly violence.
“We will continue to support all efforts to create the conditions to make meaningful negotiations possible,” Ban told journalists after meeting Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Wednesday.
“But ultimately it is for Palestinians and Israelis to choose peace. Our most urgent challenge is to stop the current wave of violence and avoid any further loss of life.”
