UN Security Council meets emergency on Sunday afternoon at Israel’s request

The UN Security Council holds an emergency session on Sunday, requested by Israelto treat the attacks that today Will launched against the Hebrew state and some of its occupied territories.

The meeting was requested by Israeli Ambassador Gilad Erdan and quickly accepted by the Maltese Presidency, which leads the Council this month. It will be at 4pm local time (8pm GMT).

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Israel had requested that this meeting serve “to unequivocally condemn Iran” for its “serious violations” and to designate the Iranian Revolutionary Guards (an elite military body) as a terrorist organization.

In a statement explaining its request to convene the AdviceThe Ambassador Erdan recalls that “the severity and volume of these attacks are unprecedented” and states that “Iran represents a direct threat to international peace, which openly violates the UN Charter and Security Council resolutions.

It is unlikely that the Council will reach any common position tomorrowgiven the deep division that exists in all conflicts in the Middle East and that Russia and China – with veto rights in the Council – count Iran among their allies.

Source: Elcomercio

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