Many countries, including two permanent members UN Security Council (France and China) made a request. emergency body meeting to deal with the situation in Jerusalem after last weekend Clashes between Israeli police and Palestinian civilians left more than 150 injured, almost all Palestinians.
As Norway’s UN mission announced on its social networks, the petition Norway, United Arab Emirates, France, Ireland and China, Those who request for consultations to be held behind closed doors tomorrow.
The session is considered given because it was summoned by the two permanent members, France and China.
The wave of violence started on March 22: A series of attacks, violent raids and clashes between Palestinians and Israelis, beginning with the death of four Israeli civilians in a knife attack and a car crash in the southern city of Beer Sheva, have since killed 39 people. An action claimed by the jihadist group Islamic State (IS) and carried out by an Israeli of Bedouin origin.
Last weekend, a wave of violence spread to the Mosques Esplanade in Jerusalem. 150 Palestinians injured Today, Israeli security forces detained eleven more Palestinians who were “suspects of terrorism” in overnight raids in the occupied West Bank, the military reported.
The UN Secretary-General, on his behalf, Antonio Guterres, Today, he reaffirmed his stance that “the status quo in Jerusalem’s holy places must be preserved and respected” in a phone call with Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sabad al Khaled, possibly referring to the Israeli police’s intervention in the Jerusalem Mosque. Al Aqsa.
As Guterres’ spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric reported at a news conference, the highest representative of the United Nations stressed that “any provocation should be avoided at all costs”.
Israeli Prime Minister, Naphtali Benet, He said yesterday, on Sunday, that security forces have “clear mandate” from the government to take relevant measures that “guarantee the safety of Israeli citizens.”
“Security forces are ready for any scenario” said Benet.
The current eruption of violence, which coincides with Christian Holy Week, Passover, and Muslim Ramadan festivities, has resulted in the blockade of the only Palestinian (Islamist) party in the government coalition in Israel, making it one of the most serious parties in recent times. years.