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An aerial photo of Hezbollah tents in Israeli territory, June 2023. (Courtesy)
June 24, 2023, 11:55 pm
Prodded by Jerusalem, UN confirms Hezbollah has set up outpost in Israeli territory
Israeli Ambassador to UN Gilad Erdan sends letter to secretary-general and Security Council with photos of terrorist group’s position
By ToI Staff
The Iron Dome anti-missile system fires to intercept a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip towards Israel, near Ashkelon, May 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
May 11, 2023, 11:52 pm
US blocks China-led Security Council initiative to issue statement on Gaza violence
Biden administration again comes to Israel’s aid at UN after lobbying from Jerusalem, which expressed fear that missive would draw equivalency between Israel and Islamic Jihad
By Jacob Magid
Police and army at the scene where a rocket fired from Gaza into southern Israel, hit and caused damage between houses in the southern city of Ashkelon, May 10, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 11, 2023, 2:13 pm
Daily Briefing May 11: Day 3 of Operation Shield and Arrow – the world responds
Military reporter Emanuel Fabian, diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman and US bureau chief Jacob Magid give a 360-degree breakdown of the rain of rockets and their global resonance
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A Taliban security officer stands guard as Muslim devotees arrive to offer Eid al-Fitr prayers, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at Omar mosque in Kandahar on April 21, 2023. (Sanaullah Seiam/AFP)
April 28, 2023, 4:00 pm
Taliban leader says ‘pressure’ won’t work after UN blasts its treatment of women
Unanimous Security Council resolution urges countries ‘to use their influence’ to help reverse restrictive policies in Afghanistan, which the UN has called ‘gender-based apartheid’
By AFP
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov gives a thumbs up after meeting with Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira as he leaves Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, April 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
April 23, 2023, 8:45 am
Russia said to refuse to move Security Council Israel debate from Memorial Day
Rejection of request by UN ambassador reportedly seen as Moscow retaliating for Jewish state’s support of Ukraine in ongoing war
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: In this picture taken April 16, 2011, and released by the semi-official Mehr News Agency, a blindfolded man convicted of armed robbery, kidnapping and slaying of two policemen waits to be hanged in public. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hadi Khosravi)
April 4, 2023, 3:59 pm
UN rights council decries surge in Iran executions
Norway-based group reports 144 executions by regime this year; Iranian ambassador to UN says human rights being ‘weaponized’ against his country
By AFP
Vassily Nebenzia, permanent representative of Russia to the United Nations, speaks during a meeting of the UN Security Council, March 29, 2022, at United Nations headquarters (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
April 4, 2023, 12:50 pm
Russia rejects claims its UN Security Council presidency is an April 1 joke
Envoy Vassily Nebenzia says Moscow will be ‘honest broker,’ announces meeting on defending principles of the UN Charter, which Russia is accused of breaking by invading Ukraine
By Edith M. Lederer
United Nations Security Council vote on a draft resolution sanctioning Russia's planned annexation of war occupied Ukraine territory, September 30, 2022, at UN headquarters. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
April 1, 2023, 3:14 pm
‘April 1 absurdity’: Russia takes over rotating presidency of UN Security Council
Moscow to hold discussion on arms exports, where it is expected to lambast Kyiv’s allies; will also convene panels on Mideast amid concerns of hardening rhetoric toward Jerusalem
By ToI Staff
A general view of a United Nations security council meeting at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on March 20, 2023. (Ed Jones/AFP)
March 23, 2023, 12:31 pm
UN Security Council meeting calls for letup in flaring Israeli-Palestinian violence
Netanyahu government chided for ongoing settlement activity; envoys from Britain, China, France, Russia and others decry Knesset repeal of parts of 2005 Disengagement Law
By AFP
UN Ambassadors Vanessa Frazier of Malta, Lana Nusseibeh of the UAE and Permanent Palestinian Observer Riyad Manour during a press stakeout outside the UN Security Council in New York on February 28, 2023. (Screen capture/UN TV)
March 1, 2023, 10:42 pm
UN Security Council to continue engaging on Israeli-Palestinian conflict, envoys say
UAE ambassador says members received ‘concerning’ update on West Bank violence in private session, the third emergency meet since Netanyahu established government 2 months ago
By Jacob Magid
US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides speaks at an Institute for National Security Studies Conference in Tel Aviv on February 28, 2023. (Yair Valer)
March 1, 2023, 3:19 am
Clapping back at minister, envoy Nides says US won’t stay out of Israel’s business
After his call for Israel to ‘pump the brakes’ on its judicial overhaul led to angry pushback from Chikli, Nides says Israelis don’t want US to get out of their affairs
By Jacob Magid
An aerial view of a scrapyard where cars were torched overnight in the Palestinian town of Huwara near Nablus in the West Bank, February 27, 2023. (Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP)
February 27, 2023, 9:10 pm
UN Security Council to hold 3rd emergency meet on West Bank violence since new gov’t
Top UN panel to hold private session on Tuesday at behest of UAE and Palestinians; no resolution or joint statement currently being planned
By Jacob Magid
A United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on February 20, 2023. (Yuki IWAMURA / AFP)
February 20, 2023, 11:09 pm
UN Security Council pans Israeli settlements; Israel: US should not have signed on
After members bow to American pressure, withdraw resolution urging halt to settlement activity, they issue softer joint statement saying actions imperil prospects for 2 states
By Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L), US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (C), and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. (Collage/AP)
February 19, 2023, 8:09 pm
PA agrees to yank UN measure, even as Israel readies to advance settlement package
Facing US pressure, Ramallah suffices with symbolic Security Council statement panning settlements, while Israel will agree to halt some, but not all, activity beyond Green Line
By Jacob Magid
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, meets with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank town of Ramallah, Tuesday, January 31, 2023. (Ronaldo Schemidt/Pool via AP)
February 18, 2023, 7:22 pm
Blinken calls Abbas, Netanyahu as US works to block UN resolution on settlements
PA president briefs secretary of state on Palestinian-backed Security Council measure calling for halt to Israeli activity in West Bank; Blinken later calls PM to update him
By Jacob Magid
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