UN Security Council

'Grief can't be an excuse': Peace activist who lost parents on Oct. 7 criticizes Israel at UNSC

The meeting focused on the periodic report on the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 2334 from 2016, which calls for an end to settlement construction.

|ByYOAV ETIEL, IDAN KWELLER
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Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan talks during a press conference following the first committee meeting under the joint defense accord, the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, in Istanbul, Turkey, August 31, 2026.

Turkey's Erdogan may push for FM Fidan to take over UN Sec.-Gen. role, causing concern in Israel

Sources familiar with the matter told the Post that Erdogan has considered nominating Turkey's foreign minister several times. Turkish officials strongly deny any such plan.

|ByIDAN KWELLER
Representative of the internationally recognized Yemeni government, Abdullah Ali Fadhel al-Saadi, addresses the UN Security Council on Houthi escalation, September 15, 2026.

Yemeni government urges UNSC action as Houthis advance toward Bab al-Mandab

Saudi Arabia accused the Houthis of seeking to “choke the straits” and hold the global economy hostage, while the US and UK called for pressure on Iran over its support for the group.

|ByJAMES GENN
Peacekeepers from a United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) convoy monitor for drones along the coastal road to Naqoura, southern Lebanon, September 11, 2026.

Lebanon seeks UN-backed replacement for UNIFIL as US opposes mandate extension

UNIFIL’s mandate in southern Lebanon is expected to expire at the end of the year under a UN Security Council resolution, after years of operating to monitor the implementation of Resolution 1701.

|ByAMICHAI STEIN

Netanyahu is dragging region into war and must be stopped, Jordan says

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said ahead of the Security Council meeting that the airstrikes had increased the risk of the situation spiraling out of control.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024ByREUTERS
IRAN’S PRESIDENT Masoud Pezeshkian (right) meets with Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi in Tehran, last week. Pezeshkian’s administration merely continues the policies of his predecessor, Ebrahim Raisi, the writer argues.

Turkey voices support for Lebanon amid Israeli attacks

Turkey denounces Israel's strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon as Ankara warns of regional chaos as Erdogan demands action to halt the Gaza war and cross-border conflict.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024ByREUTERS
Workers unload an aid shipment from Turkey, at the Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport, in Beirut, Lebanon September 25, 2024

Finland's Stubb calls for UN Security Council reform amid Russia-Ukraine conflict

Finland's President calls for UN Security Council reform, veto abolition, and suspension of members in 'illegal wars'

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024ByREUTERS
Finland's President Alexander Stubb attends the European Political Community meeting at the Blenheim Palace near Oxford, Britain July 18, 2024.

B'Tselem's Yuli Novak: 'Israeli gov't aims to promote Jewish supremacy over entire territory'

In a debate between Novak and UN Ambassador Danny Danon, Danon called on the Council to "issue a clear and unequivocal condemnation of the barbaric terrorist organization."

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024ByMATHILDA HELLER
Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon at the UN Security Council on September 4th 2024

After 11 months, UNSC to convene Wednesday for official discussion on the hostages

"It is a disgrace that it has taken the Council 11 months and the brutal execution of six hostages by Hamas terrorists to finally convene this discussion," he added.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Members of the UN Security Council vote on a proposal to demand that Israel and Hamas allow aid access to the Gaza Strip, December 22, 2023.

‘Kabul is Harboring Terrorists’: Rise of IS-KP in Afghanistan ‘greatest external threat’

A senior UN official warns that IS-KP, based in Afghanistan, poses a growing global threat, highlighted by recent deadly attacks in Russia and Iran.

AUGUST 13, 2024ByARSHAD MEHMOOD/THE MEDIA LINE
Taliban members on the second anniversary of the fall of Kabul, near the US embassy in the Afghan capital, Aug. 15, 2023

Gaza ceasefire 'still possible' before leaving office, Biden says

The US president also confirmed during the interview that he was encouraged to drop out of the race due to concerns on his health and age.

AUGUST 11, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Joe Biden speaks to the press at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, US, August 1, 2024.

'Israel crossed a red line': Iran FM rallies Russian, Islamic counterparts

Bagheri emphasized "that the Zionist regime has crossed the red line" and said that the "Islamic Republic of Iran has a legitimate right to defend itself."

AUGUST 2, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
RUSSIA’S FOREIGN MINISTER Sergei Lavrov and Iran’s Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani shake hands during a meeting of a BRICS group of foreign ministers, in Russia, last week. The threats to Israel from Iran and Hezbollah are also threats to the US, says the writer.

Hezbollah, Lebanon, or Iran: Who should bear the brunt of Israel’s response? - analysis

The choices – diplomacy or waging war against Hezbollah, Lebanon, or Iran – are not mutually exclusive.

JULY 28, 2024ByHERB KEINON
IDF reveals that the Iranian 'Falaq-1" rocket which was fired at Majdal Shams by Hezbollah.

‘We live under constant existential fear': Conversation with a Syrian Druze activist

30-year-old Druze activist A recounts how regime gunmen disperse peaceful protest with gunfire.

JULY 22, 2024ByOHAD MERLIN
Druze anti-regime demonstrations in Suwayda.