UN Security Council holds urgent meeting on Israel's Gaza City plan

Parachutes carrying aid packages are airdropped over the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday, August 10, 2025. -- REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas

UNITED NATIONS (dpa): The UN Security Council is convening an emergency session on Sunday to discuss Israel's intentions to capture and occupy Gaza City.

The plan, approved by Israel's Security Cabinet on Friday, sparked international outcry. UN Secretary General António Guterres called it a "dangerous escalation" in the 22-month war in the Gaza Strip.