United Nations Security Council Meets To Discuss The War In Gaza

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 13: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Deputy Permanent Representative of the People’s Republic of China to the United Nations Geng Shuang speaks during a UN Security Council meeting on the war in Gaza on at the United Nations headquarters May 13, 2024 in New York City. The Security Council held a meeting on the ongoing war in Gaza days after the UN General Assembly passed a resolution with 143 yes votes, with nine countries voting no including the United States and Israel, and 25 countries abstaining, endorsing that Palestine become a full UN member and urging the Security Council to admit Palestine as a member. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, over 35,000 Palestinians have been killed and over 78,000 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since the October 7 terror attacks by Hamas on Israel that resulted in the deaths of more than 1,160 people. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)