UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Security Council will hold an emergency meeting this morning on the situation in Gaza, where the Palestinian death toll passed 100 in a single day.
Diplomats said the meeting set for 0130 GMT Monday was requested by council member Jordan, following a call by Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas.
Mahmoud Abbas had called for an immediate session of the UN Security Council earlier yesterday, as the Palestinian toll on the 13th day of Israel’s Gaza offensive rose to 438.
“I am calling for an urgent session tonight of the UN Security Council,” he said in a televised speech from Doha.
“The situation is intolerable,” he said, describing the Israeli attacks as “crimes against humanity”. AFP
