UN Deputy Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Jamie McGoldrick arrived on Tuesday in the Gaza Strip.

McGoldrick arrived in Gaza via Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing. The reason behind the visit and how long it would last have not been announced yet.

McGoldrick had visited the Gaza Strip on 19 November among a delegation from the European Union.

The Great March of Return and the latest confrontation between the Israeli occupation and Palestinian resistance groups in the Gaza Strip have pressured many Arab and international parties to work toward lifting the 13-year-long blockade imposed on the seaside territory.

UN Deputy Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process arrived Saturday in the Gaza Strip.

Safa news agency reported quoting security sources that the deputy coordinator arrived with three assistants in Gaza via Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing.

The visit came hours after calm was restored in the besieged territory following an Egypt-brokered ceasefire agreement between the Palestinian resistance factions and the Israeli occupation.

UN Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov last Thursday visited Qatar to attend meetings with senior officials on the recent developments in the Gaza Strip.

Five Palestinians including a pregnant woman and her one-year-old child were killed when the Israeli army launched dozens of airstrikes on different Gaza targets on Wednesday and Thursday.

The Palestinian resistance factions responded to the attacks by firing dozens of projectiles and mortar shells at Israeli settlements adjacent to the Gaza Strip.