Israel was hit by an unprecedented rocket attack from the Gaza Strip on October 7, with Hamas movement's troops infiltrating border areas. On October 8, the Israeli government announced that it had invoked Article 40 of the Basic Law, which means the country was officially in a state of war.

UN General Assembly Holds Emergency Meeting on Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Name: UN General Assembly Holds Emergency Meeting on Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Uploaded: 2023-10-26T16:03+0200
Duration: 193 min 59 s
Description: The latest round of escalation in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict started when the militant group Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, and the Jewish state responded with a widescale military operation. The warfare has claimed thousands of lives on both sides. Meanwhile, the UNSC still hasn't managed to adopt a declaration regarding the crisis.

16:03, 26 October 2023

The latest round of escalation in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict started when the militant group Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, and the Jewish state responded with a widescale military operation. The warfare has claimed thousands of lives on both sides. Meanwhile, the UNSC still hasn't managed to adopt a declaration regarding the crisis.

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Sputnik Africa is live as the UN General Assembly (UNGA) holds a special emergency session regarding the situation in the Middle East.

According to General Assembly President Dennis Francis, the UNGA must intervene as the Security Council fails to take action in regards to the recent escalation in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.