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Friday 16 Oct 2015 - 14:14 Makkah mean time-3-1-1437
Photo of a Palestinian youth after Israeli assaults on Al-Aqsa Mosque (Image from Days of Palestine)
New York, (IINA) - The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will hold a special meeting Friday to discuss the recent spate of violence between the Israeli forces, Jewish settlers and the Palestinians over the past two weeks, Reuters reported.
UNSC member state of Jordan requested the meeting, which will include a briefing from the UN secretariat on the situation on the ground, and it will take place at 15.00 GMT.
The diplomats, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters that no resolution was planned at the moment but there might be an attempt to get the council to issue a statement aimed at urging the two sides to curb the violence, noting that all options are on the table.
U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Tuesday that Secretary General Ban Ki-moon "would find that the apparent excessive use of force by Israeli security forces is also troubling and demands serious review, as it only serves to exacerbate the situation, leading to a vicious cycle of needless bloodshed".
It is noteworthy that the most serious tension in years was triggered over the increased Jewish encroachment on Al-Aqsa mosque compound.
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