Arab League calls for urgent UN Security Council meeting over Gaza operation
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CAIRO - The Arab League has called for an urgent meeting of the United Nations' Security Council after Israel launched Operation Protective Edge the Gaza Strip, its Secretary General Nabil Elaraby said Tuesday.
An Arab League official told AFP that Elaraby had "instructed the representative of the Arab League to the UN to initiate urgent consultations within the Arab group calling for an emergency Security Council meeting."
Elaraby was said to be "in touch with President (Mahmoud) Abbas to follow the latest developments in the Gaza Strip" and at the same time "continue consultations with Arab foreign ministers on this subject."
He denounced "a dangerous Israeli escalation" and warned against its humanitarian consequences in Gaza. "The continued attacks on Palestinian civilians by Israel is a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law, the Geneva Conventions and international resolutions on the occupied Palestine."
