UN Chief to Make Visit Amid Israel-Palestinian Tensions

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will make a surprise visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories on Tuesday, in a high-profile gambit to bring an end to the monthlong wave of violence that has plagued the region

United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon speaks at a press conference in Beirut, Lebanon, on Jan. 15. Joseph Eid/AFP/Getty Images

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