But continuing violence, delays and lack of information have prompted much criticism of the peace process, especially from Mr Uribe.
Schools in the West Bank have been "facing increasing challenges in a context marked by military occupation, settler violence, delays at checkpoints and school closures", says UNRWA.
The Israeli Defense Ministry had announced in advance that it would allow the resumption of essential fuel supplies to Gaza on Wednesday, but the violence delayed the delivery for a few hours.
As chief minister at the time, and ever since, he was accused by a host of actors of turning a blind eye to the violence, delaying the deployment of police to protect victims and failing to investigate who was responsible for the deaths.
The vigil to protest gun violence, delayed by gun violence, eventually got underway.
Continued violence could delay American and British plans for a phased withdrawal of the 136,000 US and 8,000 British troops in Iraq.
It was unclear whether the violence would delay the transfer of Abu Dis and two other villages near Jerusalem to the Palestinian Authority.
Officials said it was too early to assess whether the new violence would delay completion of the $1 billion in projects under way.
Unpredictable circumstances, like an outbreak of violence, can delay peace but must not be permitted to serve as a pretext to preventing peace.
As the Pentagon began repositioning Navy warships to support a possible humanitarian or military intervention, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton bluntly told the Libyan leader to surrender power "now, without further violence or delay".
