UPDATING LIVE: Security Council meets on Israel-Palestine as Gaza crisis deepens

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : France stands firmly with Israel which has the right to defend itself, while respecting international humanitarian law.
59% : “Civilians must be respected and protected at all times and everywhere,” the Minister stressed, reminding that all parties must “strictly abide” by their obligations under international law.
58% : The world is looking to the Member States around this Council to play its part - Lynn HastingsUrging all countries with influence to exert it and ensure respect for international humanitarian law, she said civilians must have the essentials to survive.
58% : “Israelis must see their legitimate need for security materialized and Palestinians must see their legitimate need for an independent State realized, in line with UN resolutions, international law and previous agreements.
54% : “The steps we take to address this crisis must be implemented in a way that ultimately advances a negotiated peace that fulfils the legitimate national aspirations of Palestinians and Israelis – the long-held vision of two-States, in line with UN resolutions, international law, and previous agreements.
53% : UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory Lynn Hastings is also down to brief.
51% : State of Palestine10.45: Riyad al-Maliki Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Palestine stated that the Security Council and the international community has a duty and an obligation to save lives.
50% : 'Humanity can prevail'Briefing the Council, Lynn Hastings, UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, said agreement on the resumption of aid deliveries through the Rafah, Egypt, crossing and the release of a small number of hostages over the past few days “shows that through diplomacy and negotiation, humanity can prevail, and we can find humanitarian solutions, even in the depths of conflict”.
48% : In this vein, he called on Israel to stop its attacks and allow aid to be delivered, adding that international humanitarian law must be upheld.
48% : She said the UN was dtermined "to do our part to ensure these deliveries continue."She paid tribute to the 35 UN Palestine relief agency (UNRWA) colleagues who have tragically been killed during the Israeli bombardment. 
47% : States should uphold a moral conscience not double standards.
43% : StatesUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken told ambassadors around the horseshoe table that among the more than 1,400 people Hamas killed on 7 October were citizens of over 30 UN Member States, including Americans.
39% : RussiaVasily Nebenzya Russia's ambassador to the UN said it was unfortunate the meeting was taking place on UN Day against the backdrop of “unprecedented” violence that has caused “catastrophic” casualties on both sides, with Russians among the victims.
36% : all nations do not stand decisively by Israel’s mission to “eliminate the monsters from the face of the Earth”, he said this will be “the darkest hour of the UN” which will “have no moral justification to exist”.

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