UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday expressed support for the UN’s Special Coordinator for the Middle East, Nickolay Mladenov, a day after the Palestinian Authority (PA) declared it would no longer work with Mladenov.

“I can say that the UN Secretary-General fully supports the efforts of Special Coordinator Mladenov, who has been working tirelessly with all concerned parties, particularly with the Palestinian Authority, Egypt and Israel to change the dynamics in Gaza - to avoid escalation, to support intra-Palestinian reconciliation and to address all humanitarian issues,” Guterres’ spokesman, Farhan Haq, told reporters.

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