Palestinian ambassador urges UN to ‘stop the killing’ as Israel pounds Gaza Riyad Mansour says certain nations that he did not name were applying a double standard on the war. Al Jazeera · Oct 26, 2023
UN Security Council fails again to address Israel-Hamas war, rejecting US and Russian resolutions The U.N. Security Council has failed again to address the Israeli-Hamas war in Gaza, rejecting rival United States and Russian resolutions The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2023
Live updates | Intense Israeli bombardments strike Gaza as the war rages on Hamas says hundreds have been killed in an airstrike on Gaza City hospital, after intensifying bombardments near towns in southern Gaza rattled civilians where Israel ordered them to take refuge The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023
Egypt’s president agrees to open the Rafah crossing – as it happened This blog is now closed. The Guardian - AU · Oct 18, 2023
Israeli troops carry out raids inside Gaza Strip as Palestinians flee Israel has been pounding Gaza with airstrikes since Hamas militants carried out the brutal and unprecedented cross-border attack that killed more than 1,300 Evening Standard · Oct 13, 2023
Israeli troops enter Gaza Strip for first time in Hamas war THE Israeli military have confirmed for the first time that ground troops have been operating inside the Gaza Strip. The National (Scotland) · Oct 13, 2023
Russia on UN ‘list of shame’ for killing children, Israel absent UN chief Antonio Guterres criticised for ‘disservice’ to Palestinian children by leaving Israeli forces off list. Al Jazeera · Jun 23, 2023
UN to commemorate Palestinians' 1948 flight from Israel for the first time For the first time, the United Nations will officially commemorate the flight of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from what is now Israel on the 75th anniversary of their exodus The Independent UK · May 15, 2023
UN Security Council Holds Another Emergency Meeting On Israel-Gaza Hostilities Ambassadors to the United Nations, landed safely in Tel Aviv, experiencing life in a city under attack Zenger · May 12, 2023
Al-Aqsa mosque: Israeli police fire rubber bullets at Jerusalem holy site in second night of violence Israel’s police claim ‘dozens of law-breaking juveniles’ fomented chaos The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2023
Palestinians and Israelis Clash at UN over Netanyahu Actions The Palestinians and Israel clashed over the future intentions of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far right-wing government at a UN Security Council meeting Wednesday, with the Palestinian UN ambassador pointing to an Israeli minister’s statement “denying our existence to justify what is to come.” Israel’s UN ambassador countered that the… Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 23, 2023
Palestinians and Israelis clash at UN over Netanyahu actions The Palestinians and Israel have clashed over the future intentions of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far right-wing government at a U.N. Security Council meeting The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2023
Guterres: Situation in West Bank Most Combustible in Years United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday that the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories is at its “most combustible in years” against a backdrop of deadly accelerating surges of violence, “sky high” tensions, and a stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace process. “Our immediate priority must be to prevent further escalation, reduce… Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 23, 2023
UN Security Council voices ‘dismay’ over Israeli settlements Watered-down statement replaces draft resolution that would have explicitly condemned Israel’s settlement activities. Al Jazeera · Feb 20, 2023
Zenger · Jan 20, 2023 Israeli And PA Envoys Hurl Accusations At Security Council The Israeli and Palestinian Authority ambassadors to the United Nations slung barbs at each other in a fiery debate.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 14, 2023 Shtayyeh: Israel Waging All-Out War Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said on Friday that the new Israeli government is waging an all-out war on Palestinians, accusing it of increasing violence and illegally withholding PA funds. “The new Israeli government is expanding the circle of its war on our land and our people.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 7, 2023 Israel Defends Ben-Gvir, Int’l Community Cautions against Provocations at Al-Aqsa Israel faced widespread criticism, including from the United States and Russia, during an emergency session of the UN Security Council to discuss the visit of the Israeli Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, to al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. The international community warned that the new development could lead to a…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 6, 2023 UN Security Council Members Stress Al Aqsa Mosque Status Quo UN Security Council members voiced concern on Thursday and stressed the need to maintain a status quo at the Al Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem, days after Israel's new far-right security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir briefly visited the site. The decades-old status quo allows only Muslim worship at the compound. An…
Al Jazeera · Jan 6, 2023 UN Security Council stresses Al-Aqsa status quo, takes no action Palestinian envoy: ‘What red line does Israel need to cross for the Security Council to finally say, enough is enough?’
Reuters · Jan 5, 2023 U.N. Security Council members stress Al Aqsa mosque status quo U.N. Security Council members voiced concern on Thursday and stressed the need to maintain a status quo at the Al Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem, days after Israel's new far-right security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir briefly visited the site.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 5, 2023 UN Security Council to Discuss Israeli Minister's Al-Aqsa Visit The UN Security Council will meet Thursday to discuss the controversial visit to Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound by an Israeli minister that has enraged Palestinians. The 15-member Council will convene at 3:00 pm (2000 GMT) at the United Nations headquarters in New York following a request by the United Arab…
The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2023 UN to hold emergency meeting on Israeli visit to holy site The U.N. Security Council has scheduled an emergency meeting at the request of the Palestinians and other Islamic and non-Islamic nations to protest the visit of an ultranationalist Israeli Cabinet minister to a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site
Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 31, 2022 General Assembly Refers Israeli Occupation to UN Court The UN General Assembly on Friday asked the International Court of Justice to consider consequences for Israel over its occupation of Palestinian territories, a day after the Jewish state's most right-wing government ever took over. The General Assembly voted 87-26 with 53 abstentions on the resolution, with Western nations split…
Al Jazeera · Dec 31, 2022 UN seeks ICJ opinion on Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestine The resolution will see International Court of Justice give opinion on Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory.
The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2022 UN seeks court opinion on 'violation' of Palestinian rights The U.N. General Assembly has asked the U.N.’s highest judicial body to give its opinion on the legality of Israeli policies in the occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem