Emergency meeting on Gaza by UNGA on Wednesday

NEW YORK - 9 June 2018: The UN General Assembly will hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday to adopt a resolution that would deplore Israel’s “excessive use of force,” particularly in Gaza, and seek recommendations to ensure the protection of Palestinian civilians.

The meeting came days after the US veto of a Kuwait-sponsored resolution in the Security Council in which US Ambassador Nikki Haley called “grossly one-sided” for deploring the use of force by Israel while not mentioning Hamas which rules Gaza, said The Times of Israel.

Palestinian Ambassador to UN Riyad Mansour said Friday that the Kuwaiti resolution was “extremely balanced,” and he said almost the same text will be put to a vote in the General Assembly.