As the conflict between Israel and Palestine in the Middle East continues, the UN Security Council holds an emergency meeting, and the UN ambassador to the United States says that it is focusing on creating conditions to ease tensions with related countries. He emphasized that he is continuing his mediation efforts.
The emergency meeting was called by China, the presidency, and was held on Sunday, which is unusual for the Security Council.
At the beginning, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said, "The hostility of each other is tremendous," and expressed serious concern about the further deterioration of the situation. "We are in contact with many stakeholders and call for accelerating mediation and mediation efforts." Said.
United Nations Ambassador to the United Nations Thomas Greenfield, who holds the key to peace in the Middle East, said, "We are working intensively with Israel, Egypt, Qatar, and a team of UN envoys to set conditions for sustainable relief of tensions. He emphasized that he is continuing his mediation efforts while contacting the parties concerned and the countries concerned.
At this day's meeting, many nations blamed Israeli airstrikes for more casualties on the Palestinian side than the launch of rocket bullets by the Islamic fundamentalist Hamas, which effectively controls the Gaza Strip. Most countries, except the United States, argued that Israel's expansion of settlements was a violation of international law.
China's UN Ambassador to the United Nations, Zhang Army, has expressed his intention to present a draft statement for the media based on the statements of each country, but the United States has opposed it so far, saying that it will not help solve the problem. Therefore, it is uncertain whether the Security Council can agree.