Algeria, currently a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, has called for an emergency meeting of the Council to address the escalating situation in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
This request comes in response to the intensification of Israeli military operations in the West Bank and the ongoing violence against the Palestinian population in Gaza.
The call for the meeting was made in coordination with the Permanent Mission of Palestine to the UN in New York.
According to a statement from the Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the meeting is expected to be scheduled by Slovenia, which currently holds the presidency of the Security Council, before the end of the week.
The urgency of the meeting is underscored by the severe military campaign in the West Bank, which has resulted in nearly 700 civilian deaths, including more than 150 children, since October of last year.
The statement also highlighted the extensive damage to infrastructure, amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars, and the ongoing atrocities committed by Israeli forces in Gaza, where the death toll has reached approximately 41,000.
The upcoming meeting is anticipated to provide an opportunity for Security Council members to reaffirm their support for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and to renew their commitment to the two-state solution as the only viable path to lasting and just peace in the Middle East.
Additionally, it is expected that the Council will express its opposition to Israel’s actions, which are seen as efforts to undermine any hope of establishing a Palestinian state and denying the historical rights of the Palestinian people.
