UN envoy urges de-escalation in "imploding" Gaza

Yerzhan Ashikbayev (R front), Deputy Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan, addresses a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, at the UN headquarters in New York, Oct. 18, 2018. UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov on Thursday warned Gaza is "imploding" with its economic, humanitarian, security and political indicators continuing to deteriorate. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)