The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) convened an emergency meeting on Wednesday to explore strategies for preventing further escalation in the Middle East at the request of France and Israel.
This is coming a day after Iran initiated True Promise Operation 2 against Israel in response to the assassination of Hezbollah’s top leadership by the Zionist regime,
On Tuesday night, Iran launched a series of its domestically produced missiles at occupied Palestine, with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claiming that 90% successfully struck their intended targets.
The operation came in response to the regime’s assassinations of Hamas’ chief Ismail Haniyeh, Hezbollah’s leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, and IRGC commander Abbas Nilforooshan.
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The Swiss mission to the UN announced the public meeting on Tuesday afternoon in New York, which will be followed by private consultations.
We are in contact with everyone.
Swiss Ambassador Pascale Baeriswyl
I don’t think we urgently need a new resolution. What we urgently need is the implementation of the resolution that calls for the absence of Israeli troops and the withdrawal of Hezbollah from southern Lebanon and its disarmament, We urgently need a cessation of hostilities: a ceasefire.
Meanwhile, the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has again urged for an immediate ceasefire. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned Iran’s assault on Israel, reiterating Britain’s steadfast support for Israel’s actions against Gaza and Lebanon.
