The UN Security Council (UNSC) will hold an emergency session to discuss Israel’s plan to capture and occupy Gaza City, Al Jazeera reports.
The plan, approved by Israel’s Security Cabinet on Friday, has drawn international criticism. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called it a “dangerous escalation” in the 22-month war on the Gaza Strip.
The meeting, requested by Denmark, France, Greece, the United Kingdom and Slovenia, will begin at 10am (7pm GMT) in New York. According to the UNSC report, all members except the United States supported the move to convene.
UN rapporteurs are expected to outline the potential consequences of seizing Gaza’s main city.
Following Israel’s decision, Germany, the UK, Italy, New Zealand and Australia issued a joint statement rejecting the plan, warning it would worsen the humanitarian crisis, endanger captives’ lives, and risk mass civilian displacement.
