Security Council

Iran accuses Trump of inciting violence, threatening sovereignty in UN letter

"The United States and Israeli regime bear direct and undeniable legal responsibility for the resulting loss of innocent civilian lives, particularly among the youth,” said the Iranian Ambassador.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
L to R: Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, US President Donald Trump against backdrop of respective flags and missile strikes.
US ambassador to the UN Michael Waltz (L) and Israeli ambassador to the UN Danny Danon (R) before a UN Security Council meeting to consider a US proposal for a UN mandate to establish an international stabilization force in Gaza at the UN headquarters, New York, November 17, 2025.

UN Security Council to hold emergency session on Israel's recognition of Somaliland

Somaliland hopes that recognition by Israel will encourage other nations to follow suit, increasing its diplomatic heft and access to international markets.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD, JERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
UNIFIL vehicles drive in southern Lebanon, October 11, 2024; illustrative.

UNIFIL says IDF forces fire impacted close by, one soldier 'wounded by gunfire, explosion sound'

Israeli operations affected one of their patrol, with gunfire and an explosion impacting near their forces, according to a report by UNIFIL forces in southern Lebanon.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
A UN vehicle drives near a concrete wall along Lebanon's southern border which, as seen from northern Israel, November 16, 2025

'A ticking time bomb': Experts warn Israel, Lebanon border is one misstep away from conflict

Israel is accelerating targeted strikes against Hezbollah positions, leading to Lebanon filing an urgent complaint to the UN Security Council, in a moment of increasing friction.

|ByGIORGIA VALENTE/THE MEDIA LINE

Palestinians delay vote at UNSC against Trump’s peace deal

Abbas will still address special debate, Israel thanks countries that blocked resolution

FEBRUARY 11, 2020ByOMRI NAHMIAS, LAHAV HARKOV, TOVAH LAZAROFF
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a meeting of the United Nations (UN) Security Council at UN headquarters in New York, U.S., February 20, 2018

EU's top diplomat warns against Trump Middle East peace plan, annexation

“Steps towards annexation, if implemented, could not pass unchallenged,” EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said in a statement.

FEBRUARY 4, 2020ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman al Safadi and High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of European Commission Josep Borrell speak to the media after their meeting in Amman, Jordan, February 2, 2020

US to UNSC: We won’t sit idly by while Iran destabilizes region

‘Tehran continues to saturate the Middle East with arms,’ US Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft told the Security Council that gathered in New York to discuss Iran-related issues.

DECEMBER 21, 2019ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
US Ambassador to the UN Kelly Craft speaks to the United Nations Security Council, October 28 2019

Israel Gaza border resident to UN: Peace will come when Hamas stops terror

“It’s only a fence that divides us, really,” she said. “The only solution is for us to live together.”

DECEMBER 18, 2019ByLAHAV HARKOV
A house is taken care of by the Fire Department after being hit by rocket fire coming from the Gaza Strip, Moshav Herut, March 25, 2019.

LIVE: Israeli who lives near Gaza border speaks to UN Security Council

Adele Raemer, a resident of Kibbutz Nirim near the Gaza Strip, will share the reality that residents of Israel's south experience in the shadow of rocket fire from Gaza.

DECEMBER 18, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Members vote during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council about the situation in Crimea at U.N. Headquarters in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., November 26, 2018.

UN official condemns doubling of Israeli aerial violations over Lebanon

The UNSC met in New York Monday amid rising tensions along Israel’s northern border between the IDF and Iranian proxy groups, such as Hezbollah, which has precision missile aimed at Israel.

NOVEMBER 26, 2019ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
A boy looks out the window of a building, damaged from an Israeli attack in Damascus, Syria

U.N. Security Council concerned by situation in Syria

The U.N. Security Council "expressed deep concern over the risk of the dispersion of terrorists from U.N.-designated groups, including ISIL..."

OCTOBER 16, 2019ByREUTERS
Smoke rises over the Syrian town of Ras al Ain, as seen from the Turkish border town of Ceylanpinar, in Sanliurfa province, Turkey, October 16, 2019

Danon to UNSC: Take action against Iran's attempted attack on Israel

Not for the first time, says Danon, "major Iranian attack intended to escalate" region's security, and Syria knowingly allows this.

AUGUST 28, 2019ByOMRI NAHMIAS
Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon speaks during the United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including Palestine, at U.N. Headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., December 18, 2017

Danny Danon demands UNSC condemn murder of Rina Schnarb

AUGUST 24, 2019ByTAMAR URIEL-BEERI
Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Danny Danon speaks during a meeting of the UN Security Council at UN headquarters in New York, February 20, 2018

Ambassador Danon to the security council: condemn Rina Schenrav's murder

"The Palestinian Authority is directly responsible for this attack, a result of the Palestinians' ongoing policy of educating and incentivizing their youth to kill Jews throughout Israel."

AUGUST 24, 2019ByOMRI NAHMIAS
Israel's Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, speaks at the Jerusalem Post Annual Conference in New York