UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting Monday to discuss Gaza-Israel violence
(Worthy News) – The UN Security Council will hold an emergency closed-door meeting on Monday to discuss the latest escalation between Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian Ambassador to the UN Riyad Mansour said in a statement.
The meeting was requested by the UAE — a UNSC member — along with China (the current Council chair), France, Ireland and Norway, the UAE Foreign Ministry strategic communications director Afra Mahash al-Hameli said in a statement.
“The United Arab Emirates has emphasized the need to restore calm to the Gaza Strip, reduce escalation, and preserve civilian lives,” she said, adding that Abu Dhabi “expresses its deep concern over the current escalation and calls for exercising maximum restraint, to prevent being drawn into new levels of violence and instability.” [ Source: Times of Israel (Read More…) ]