Security Council LIVE: Updates on Gaza, West Bank amid regional tensions

A WFP worker stands in a truck, looking out at a large refugee camp in Gaza filled with tents and displaced people.

Security Council LIVE: Updates on Gaza, West Bank amid regional tensions

28 July 2026 Peace and Security

Regional tensions are mounting as the US-Iran war continues and a rising number of Israeli attacks are threatening Gaza’s fragile October ceasefire that ended two years of war with Hamas. Security Council members heard briefings followed by an open debate on Tuesday. UN News app users click here for live coverage.

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