Aug. 10 (UPI) -- The United Nations Security Council convened an emergency meeting Sunday to discuss Gaza and the Middle East, specifically Israel's plan announced Friday to seize control of Gaza City.
The Sunday meeting of the U.N. Security Council was called for by Britain, Denmark, France, Greece and Slovenia. It did not place a resolution on the table, a measure that the United States has used its veto power to block five times previously, but saw condemnation of Israel's plans for Gaza City.
Miroslav Jenca, the assistant secretary-general for Europe, Central Asia and Americas in the United Nations Department of Political Affairs, opened the meeting with a briefing about the conditions on the ground in Gaza, including mass starvation.
Jenca said the situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate, placing 2 million Palestinians in "even greater peril" while the plan would further endanger the lives of the remaining captives taken by Hamas.
"The latest decision by the government of Israel risks igniting another horrific chapter in this conflict with potential consequences beyond Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories," Jenca said.
