The United Nations Security Council has convened and will hold an emergency meeting later in the day to discuss Iran’s attack on Israel, the presidency of the world body’s top body announced.
According to a diplomatic source, the meeting is expected to take place around 16:00 (New York time; 23:00 Greek time).
Earlier, Israel’s ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan, announced via X that he requested the convening of the UN as “the Iranian attack poses a serious threat to world peace and security” and “I expect it to use all means and take strong action against of Iran”.
Hamas has rejected a proposal for a hostage deal
Hamas has rejected the latest proposals for a deal to return Israeli hostages and Israel will continue to pursue its goals in Gaza “with full force”, according to a statement issued by the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The statement said the rejection of the proposals shows that Yahya Shinwar, the leader of Hamas in Gaza, does not want a deal and is trying to exploit tensions with Iran and cause regional escalation.
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