UN Special Envoy calls for resolution of conflict in Jerusalem until July 28

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UN special envoy to the Middle East, Nikolai Mladenov, called for resolving the conflict in Jerusalem before 28 July, when the next Friday prayer will be held, and if the situation is not resolved before, the conflict can only get worse.

He suggested that prayer could turn into another escalation, writes DW.

“If the current crisis is not resolved before the new cycle of Friday prayers, the threat of escalation on the ground will increase,” Mladenov warned.

According to the UN special envoy, the current conflict situation could have “potentially catastrophic consequences far beyond the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem.”

Conflict between Palestinians and Israelis around the Temple Mount escalated sharply on July 21 provocations by Muslims killed at least 8 people (five Palestinians and three Israelis), hundreds were injured.

The tension between the conflicting parties grew after Two armed Arab attackers 14 July shot two Israeli police near the Temple Mount. The attackers were killed after persecution in a sacred place for believers.

At the same time, the Israeli side intensified security measures in East Jerusalem, in particular, metal detectors were installed at the entrance to the Temple Mount. Israel called it a necessary measure after the attackers managed to bring weapons to a sacred place.

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