{"id":29496,"date":"2026-02-19T05:14:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T05:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=29496"},"modified":"2026-02-19T05:14:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T05:14:35","slug":"diplomats-slam-israels-gaza-ceasefire-violations-west-bank-push-at-unsc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=29496","title":{"rendered":"Diplomats slam Israel\u2019s Gaza \u2018ceasefire\u2019 violations, West Bank push at UNSC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

UN Security Council to meet Wednesday evening to address Gaza \u2018ceasefire\u2019 and Israeli plans to expand West Bank control.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The UN Security Council meets on the situation in the Middle East at UN headquarters in New York City, February 18, 2026 [Jeenah Moon\/Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>International diplomats have condemned Israel\u2019s push to deepen control over the occupied West Bank and its continued restrictions on supplies of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip during a special United Nations Security Council meeting on Israel-Palestine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pakistan\u2019s Deputy Prime Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar told the UNSC on Wednesday that \u201cintensified diplomatic efforts are underway to consolidate the ceasefire, alleviate the suffering of Palestinians and advance implementation of the comprehensive plan to end the Gaza conflict\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOn the other hand, Israel\u2019s continued ceasefire violations, annexation attempts and illegal actions across the occupied Palestinian territories continue to undermine these efforts and threaten the prospect for a just and lasting peace,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dar added that recent steps taken by the Israeli government to deepen control over large swaths of land in the West Bank were \u201cgravely disturbing\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His remarks come as dozens of countries, as well as UN experts, have condemned Israel\u2019s West Bank push as a violation of international law and an effort to unlawfully annex the occupied territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wednesday\u2019s session at UN headquarters in New York was rescheduled from Thursday to avoid coinciding with a planned meeting<\/a> of United States President Donald Trump\u2019s so-called Board of Peace in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The UNSC changed the timing of its meeting to accommodate diplomats who planned to attend both events, The Associated Press news agency reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The overlap is a sign of potential conflicting agendas between the UN\u2019s most powerful body and the board, of which Trump has named himself the indefinite chairman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The US president has said he envisions the board having influence \u201cfar beyond Gaza\u201d, fuelling concerns that Trump is trying to sideline the UN and enshrine his own \u201cimperial agenda\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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