LIVE: U.N. Security Council emergency meeting on Gaza conflict

[Council meeting now over]

The United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting at the request of Jordan. The live tweets are below. The main outcome is that Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will leave Saturday for the Middle East to try to mediate a ceasefire.

Full text of Israeli Ambassador’s Speech here.

Tags: Gaza, Hamas, Israel, United Nations

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