PALESTINE
Mon 16 Oct 2023 3:38 pm - Jerusalem Time
Security Council votes today on draft resolutions regarding Israel and Gaza
Diplomats said that the United Nations Security Council will vote, later today, Monday, on draft resolutions from various parties regarding Israel and Gaza, according to the Reuters news agency.
The continuous bombing since October 7 led to the leveling of neighborhoods to the ground and the killing of at least 2,800 people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, according to the latest toll from the Ministry of Health in the Strip.
The ministry explained, in a statement, that about 2,750 of the deaths were in the Gaza Strip, in addition to 58 in the West Bank. The statement indicated that the number of injured Palestinians exceeded 10,950, including more than 9,700 in the Gaza Strip.
According to an Agence France-Presse count confirmed by the authorities of the various countries concerned, about 160 foreign citizens were killed, a number of whom also held Israeli citizenship. The Israeli army said on Monday that it had confirmed the presence of 199 hostages held by Hamas.
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Security Council votes today on draft resolutions regarding Israel and Gaza