United Nations, Safar 10, 1438, November 10, 2016, SPA -- The Arab Group at the United Nations has expressed its deep concern over the escalation of violence and acts of provocation and aggression of the Israeli occupation forces and terrorist settlers against the Palestinians. The group renewed welcome of the French initiative for calling for an international peace conference, according to the terms of reference of the peace process, particularly the Arab peace initiative. This came in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's speech on behalf of the Arab Group before the Fourth Committee at the United Nations meeting on item 50 on the report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the occupied territories. The speech was recently delivered by the first secretary of the Saudi permanent delegation at the United Nations Manal Hassan Radwan. --SPA 00:58 LOCAL TIME 21:58 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w266734