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Israel/Gaza: The SG met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this morning in Jerusalem and will head to Ramallah tomorrow to meet with President Mahmoud Abbas.

Israel/Gaza: The SG is in Cairo today to add his support to the Egyptian-led efforts to reach an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza/Southern Israel situation.

Israel/Gaza: As the violence continues in Gaza and Israel, the SG is “extremely concerned” and “deeply worried” by the rising cost in terms of civilian lives.

Israel/Gaza: The SG had separate telephone calls yesterday with Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in which he discussed the violence in southern Israel and Gaza and the need to prevent any further deterioration.

Sri Lanka: The Internal Review Panel report on Sri Lanka was released today, raising a number of significant issues including the UN response to the terrible situation facing civilians in the north of Sri Lanka during the war in 2009.

The SG: The SG is at Yale today, delivering a lecture to students entitled “Shaping Solutions for a World in Transition.”

SG on Sandy: The SG briefed the GA today on how the UN handled Hurricane Sandy, noting such emergency situations help to identify where the UN “may have been operating on flawed assumptions.”

Guatemala Earthquake: The SG is saddened by the loss of life, and the damage to Guatemala as a result of the earthquake that struck off the coast of the country yesterday.

Obama Victory: Both the SG and President of ECOSOC congratulated President Obama on his victory last night.