UN Security Council Plans Emergency Meeting on Israel Gaza City Takeover

The United Nations Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Saturday in response to Israel's security cabinet approving a plan to take control of Gaza City and forcibly relocate nearly one million Palestinians from Gaza City and northern Gaza to the south. This session, urged by multiple countries including Palestine, Russia, China, Somalia, and Algeria, aims to address the escalating conflict and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The Palestinian representative to the UN, Riyad Mansour, emphasized efforts to block the implementation of Israel’s plan, which has been widely condemned as a potential war crime and ethnic cleansing by Hamas and other regional groups. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed serious alarm over the plan, warning of dangerous escalation and catastrophic consequences for millions of Palestinians and the remaining Israeli hostages. The United States, a strong supporter of Israel, has reportedly opposed the emergency meeting, seeking to prevent discussion of Israel’s new military strategy. The meeting is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET (1900 GMT) and underscores the urgency for international dialogue amid fears of worsening violence and humanitarian fallout.