Mansour told the 15 Security Council members: "What are the red lines Israel must cross for the Security Council to act?".
The decades-old status quo only allows Muslims to pray within the precincts of the Al-Aqsa mosque.
Ben Gvir’s move has drawn widespread international condemnation, including from the United States, Israel’s historic ally.
The UAE has condemned recent Israeli courtyard violations Al-Aqsa Mosque In Jerusalem, during the session, the Deputy Representative of the Emirates to the United Nations, Muhammad Bushhab, described the Israeli violations as serious and affecting the peace process.
Khaled Khayari, the UN political affairs officer, told the council it was the first visit by an Israeli minister to the site since 2017.
He added that it is considered intrusive "A provocation that could herald the outbreak of violence"Given Ben Gvir’s earlier call to change the status quo.
At the request of China and the UAE, the Security Council met to discuss the minister’s assault on Al-Aqsa Square.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on all parties to refrain from any steps that could escalate tensions in and around the holy places.
Robert Wood, the US deputy ambassador to the United Nations, told the council that the US was committed to a two-state solution Israel And the Palestinians, and this "Concerned about any unilateral actions that exacerbate tensions or undermine the possibility of a two-state solution".
Followed by: "We note that Prime Minister Netanyahu’s governing platform calls for maintaining the status quo regarding holy sites. We expect the Government of Israel to honor this commitment".
He called the Palestinian envoy United Nations Riyad Mansour has urged the Security Council to take action, an unlikely step given that it has veto power. united state.
Mansour told the 15 Security Council members, “What are the red lines that Israel must cross for the Security Council to act?”
The decades-old status quo only allows Muslims to pray within the precincts of the Al-Aqsa mosque.
Ben Gvir’s move has drawn widespread international condemnation, including from the United States, Israel’s historic ally.
The UAE has condemned recent Israeli courtyard violations Al-Aqsa Mosque In Jerusalem, during the session, the Deputy Representative of the Emirates to the United Nations, Muhammad Bushhab, described the Israeli violations as serious and affecting the peace process.
Khaled Khayari, the UN political affairs officer, told the council it was the first visit by an Israeli minister to the site since 2017.
He added that he considers the assault “a provocation that could herald the outbreak of violence”, given Ben Gvir’s earlier call to change the status quo.
At the request of China and the UAE, the Security Council met to discuss the minister’s assault on Al-Aqsa Square.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on all parties to refrain from any steps that could escalate tensions in and around the holy places.
Robert Wood, the US deputy ambassador to the United Nations, told the council that the US was committed to a two-state solution Israel and the Palestinians, and that he is “concerned about any unilateral action that exacerbates tensions or undermines the possibility of a two-state solution”.
Wood continued, “We note that Prime Minister Netanyahu’s governing platform calls for maintaining the status quo regarding holy sites. We expect the government of Israel to honor this commitment.”
