"The United Nations Security Council has rescheduled a meeting on Israel-Palestine to take place before United States President Donald Trump's Board of Peace convenes in Washington on the same issue. Initially set for Thursday, the UN Security Council session in New York is now taking place on Wednesday afternoon local time. Its focus is on the ongoing ceasefire in Gaza and new Israeli efforts to deepen its control and settler presence in the occupied West Bank."
"Palestine's Ambassador to the UN Riyad Mansour said: We expect from the international community to stop Israel and end their illegal effort against annexation, whether in Washington or in New York. The Security Council will be meeting a day after nearly all of its 15 members minus the US and dozens of other diplomats joined Mansour as he read a statement on behalf of 80 countries and several organisations condemning Israel's latest actions in the occupi"
The United Nations Security Council moved its Israel-Palestine meeting from Thursday to Wednesday to occur before President Donald Trump's Board of Peace convenes in Washington. The session will focus on the Gaza ceasefire and new Israeli efforts to deepen control and increase settler presence in the occupied West Bank. The schedule change accommodated diplomats hoping to attend both events and reflects potential conflicting agendas between the Security Council and Trump's board, which Trump has positioned as indefinite chairman and envisions wielding influence beyond Gaza. Foreign ministers from the United Kingdom, Israel, Jordan, Egypt and Indonesia will attend. Palestine expects the international community to stop Israel and end illegal annexation efforts.
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