The world is potentially facing a new acute crisis in the Middle East, the fate of which depends on the next steps of the parties involved, Russian Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dmitry Polyansky said.
"Now we potentially have a new acute crisis in the Middle East. Everything depends on the next steps of the parties involved, or their absence," Polyansky said on Telegram.
He also confirmed that the UN Security Council Meeting would be held on Sunday at 20:00 GMT.
On Saturday night, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) press office reported that Iran had launched drones from its territory toward the Jewish state, and that the IDF was on high alert and tracking all targets. The Israeli army later said it had also detected a rocket launch from Iran.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps confirmed that it attacked targets "inside Israeli territory" in response to "numerous crimes," including an Israeli attack on the consular section of the Iranian embassy in Damascus.
On October 7, Hamas launched a large-scale rocket attack against Israel from the Gaza Strip, while its fighters breached the border, opening fire on the military and civilians. As a result, over 1,200 people in Israel were killed and some 240 others abducted.
Israel launched retaliatory strikes, ordered a complete blockade of Gaza and launched a ground incursion into the Palestinian enclave with the declared goal of eliminating Hamas fighters and rescuing the hostages. Over 33,300 people have been killed so far in Gaza as a result of Israeli strikes, local authorities said.