Tag: U.N. Security Council
Will Biden act against Israel during the lame-duck period?
The final two months of the Biden administration may see diplomatic actions taken against Israel, although the White House has neither confirmed nor denied assessments on the issue.
One scenario could see the administration consider...
Israel must ‘do everything possible to avoid civilian casualties,’ says Thomas-Greenfield
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said during a Security Council on Wednesday that Israel has a “responsibility to do everything possible to avoid civilian casualties” in the Gaza Strip, even if...
US has ‘deep concern’ about Israeli effort to alter UNRWA legal status
Even by U.N. Security Council standards, Wednesday’s meeting of the global body was contentious.
The Palestinian Authority envoy balked at Israel’s comparison of the P.A. and Hamas, and Philippe Lazzarini, the U.N. Relief and Works...
Beirut files complaint with UN Security Council about Israeli flyovers
The Lebanese government has filed a complaint with the U.N. Security Council after Israeli Air Force fighter jets repeatedly broke the sound barrier over Beirut, the country’s LBC TV channel reported on Monday.
The protest, which was filed by Beirut’s mission in...
UN Security Council to hold emergency session on Rafah
The United Nations Security Council was set to meet on Tuesday afternoon in an emergency session to discuss Israel’s Sunday night airstrike on Hamas terrorists in southern Gaza, which resulted in tens of civilian...
Palestinian Authority submits bid for full UN membership
The Palestinian Authority submitted a request on Tuesday for the United Nations Security Council to vote this month on accepting the entity as a full member.
In a letter to U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, P.A....
UNSC to discuss alleged Israeli strike on top Quds Force commander in Syria
The United Nations Security Council is set to meet on Tuesday afternoon to discuss an airstrike in Damascus on Monday afternoon that killed seven members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including the top Iranian commander...
Hostage talks hit snag as Hamas sticks to maximalist demands
The Hamas terrorist group told mediators on Monday night that it was sticking to its demands for a “permanent ceasefire,” hours after praising the passing of a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a...
After UNSC vote, Colombian prez threatens to cut ties with Israel
Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday threatened to cut diplomatic ties with Jerusalem if it does not comply with the previous day’s United Nations Security Council Resolution calling for a halt to fighting in...
Netanyahu cancels delegation to US as UN Security Council backs ceasefire
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday canceled a high-level delegation to Washington after the Biden administration failed to veto a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in the war against...