Article 99: What is it, why did the UN request to activate it, and why did Israel object?

This unprecedented request was prompted by the UN Security Council’s inability to pass a resolution calling for an immediate truce and lasting ceasefire.

Israel's Foreign Minister Eli Cohen speaks during a meeting on the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas at UN headquarters in New York, US, October 24, 2023

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ByMARNI DAVIMES/THE MEDIA LINE

DECEMBER 9, 2023 00:08

Article 99: What is it, why did the UN request to activate it, and why did Israel object?

This unprecedented request was prompted by the UN Security Council’s inability to pass a resolution calling for an immediate truce and lasting ceasefire.

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Article 99: What is it, why did the UN request to activate it, and why did Israel object?

This unprecedented request was prompted by the UN Security Council’s inability to pass a resolution calling for an immediate truce and lasting ceasefire.

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