The United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting on Thursday to discuss the repercussions of the "flour massacre" The Israeli occupation army killed more than 100 Palestinians and wounded nearly a thousand who gathered north of Gaza City to receive humanitarian aid. Consultations are continuing in the Security Council to agree on a formula condemning the (French) massacre.

The United States used its veto power last week for the third time to block a draft resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. For his part, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed his "shock" at these events, which he condemned.