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As It Happened: UN Council to Meet over Israel's Plan
GAZA STRIP, PALESTINE, AUG 8 – The United Nations Security Council will address Israel's approved plan to occupy Gaza City amid a worsening humanitarian crisis affecting nearly one million residents, with 14 of 15 members supporting the meeting.
- The United Nations Security Council held an emergency session on Saturday to discuss Israel's plan to seize control of Gaza City amid escalating violence.
- The session followed Israel's security cabinet decision to fully control Gaza, which triggered renewed heavy bombardment and protests inside and outside the region.
- At least 36 Palestinians died in recent airstrikes, while medical facilities struggle to treat injured and malnourished civilians amid worsening humanitarian conditions.
- Daniel Sokatch, head of the New Israel Fund, warned that the plan is likely to worsen starvation, while foreign ministers from five countries issued strong criticism of the military escalation.
- The meeting underscored global concerns over humanitarian law violations and the risk of worsening the two-year conflict without a negotiated political solution.
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Because of Israel's decision to expand its operations in the Gaza Strip, the UN Security Council is meeting today in New York for an emergency meeting.
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Austria and other states warn against a tightening of the "catastrophic humanitarian situation". The Uno Security Council discusses Israel's intentions for the occupation of the city of Gaza on Sunday.
This Saturday, the Security Council of the United Nations (UN) will hold a special session focused on the Israeli-led depopulation policy in Gaza City, which seeks to analyze the proposals to end the genocide. READ ALSO: Yemen conducts mass marches in support of Gaza and strengthens its defensive capacity Israeli military actions have generated a strong international reaction, and it is expected that nations that have publicly condemned the situ…
The Council will hold on Sunday at 10 a.m. (4 p.m. in Paris) an emergency meeting on the Gaza Strip, several diplomatic sources told AFP. According to Haaretz, the meeting was requested by the United Kingdom.
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