Israel seeks to activate Article 99 of the United Nations Charter to release Israeli prisoners detained in Gaza. Israel also wants to raise Israeli allegations regarding the Palestinian resistance committing sexual crimes for discussion in the Security Council.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres used Article 99 last December, in an unprecedented message to the. Security Council regarding the Israeli war on Gaza, warning of its dangers on a global. level. He said, "We face a grave danger of the collapse of the humanitarian system. The situation is rapidly deteriorating toward a catastrophe"