'Pull back from the brink', U.N. Middle East envoy warns after attack on Israel

Reuters

07/10/2023

13:10 MYT

'Pull back from the brink', U.N. Middle East envoy warns after attack on Israel

Palestinians react as an Israeli military vehicle burns after it was hit by Palestinian gunmen who infiltrated areas of southern Israel, at the Israeli side of Israel-Gaza border, October 7, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammed Fayq Abu Mostafa

UNITED NATIONS: U.N. Middle East peace envoy Tor Wennesland on Saturday condemned the attacks on Israel, warning in a statement: "This is a dangerous precipice, and I appeal to all to pull back from the brink.”

He urged maximum restraint and called on all sides to protect civilians.