NEW YORK, Friday, December 8, 2023 (WAFA) – The United Nations Security Council is set to convene an emergency session later this evening to discuss the rapidly deteriorating situation in the Gaza Strip. Ecuador, currently presiding over the council in December, has called for the session in response to the escalating Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people.

This marks the first time that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has activated Article 99 of the UN Charter since assuming office in 2017. Guterres, in an unprecedented letter to the Security Council on Wednesday, warned of an imminent and complete collapse of the public order in Gaza due to the ongoing Israeli offensive that began on October 7.

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