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UN chief in Gaza to push for resumption of peace talks

Xinhua, June 28, 2016 Adjust font size:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday arrived in Gaza Strip before concluding a tour in the Middle East.

Ban Ki-moon came into Gaza through the Israeli controlled Erez crossing. He met with UN officials working in Gaza and visited a school run by the United Nations Relief and Work Agency for Palestine Refugees UNRWA.

The last visit of UN Secretary General to Gaza was in 2014, after Israel launched a 50-day-long offensive on Gaza. He also visited the coastal enclave in the end of 2008. Endit