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Special Coordinator Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert Visits Israel

UN Photo/Pasqual Gorriz Smoke rises in Beirut, Lebanon, following the outbreak of hostilities across the Middle East.

United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert began today an official visit to Israel.

She is scheduled to meet with senior Israeli officials for discussions amidst escalating hostilities. The urgent need for a recommitment to the full implementation of United Nations Security Council resolution 1701 (2006) will be central to her engagements.