UN Security Council Set to Hold Emergency Gaza Meeting on Sunday

(MENAFN) The UN Security Council (UNSC) has rescheduled its emergency session to address Israel’s decision to occupy Gaza City, moving the meeting from Saturday to Sunday, August 10, at 10 a.m. local time, according to diplomatic sources cited by media.

While no explanation was provided for the last-minute change, the session was reportedly requested by the UK, Denmark, France, Greece, and Slovenia.

The meeting follows a controversial move by Israel's Security Cabinet, which late Thursday approved a plan to occupy Gaza City, located in the northern Gaza Strip.

So far, all Security Council members—except the United States and Panama, which currently holds the Council’s rotating presidency—have endorsed the emergency session.

Ahead of the Cabinet’s decision, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told media, “My government wants to take full control of all of Gaza.”

The UNSC meeting comes amid escalating tensions and growing international scrutiny of Israel’s military actions in the enclave.

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