The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question - Security Council, 10203rd meeting

From Gaza to Gulf, peace in Middle East hinges on resolving Israel-Palestinian conflict, Security Council speakers stress, amid calls for political progress.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Security Council
• Video Length: 03:10:16
• Production Date: 28 July 2026
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Personal Subject: RAMIZ ALAKBAROV
• Corporate Name: OFFICE OF THE UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL COORDINATOR FOR THE MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS - UNSCO
• Subject Topical: HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE; MIDDLE EAST SITUATION; PEACE PROCESS; TRADE; HUMANITARIAN CRISIS; CEASEFIRES; FOOD SECURITY; HAMAS; PALESTINE QUESTION; WASTE DISPOSAL; MARITIME TRANSPORT; SEXUAL VIOLENCE; TWO-STATE SOLUTION; FREEDOM OF NAVIGATION; CONFLICT
• Geographic Subject: ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST; PERSIAN GULF REGION; PALESTINE; GAZA; WEST BANK
• MAMS Id: 3614319
• Parent Id: 3613348
• Alternate Title: MTG SC 10203 MIDDLE EAST PALESTINE 28 JUL 2026 AM PART 1

Description

In a Middle East aflame with tensions, from Gaza to the Gulf, resolving the Palestine-Israel conflict remains central to wider peace, the Security Council heard today.

A limited ceasefire has been in place in Gaza since October 2025, when the Council endorsed the United States-backed “Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict”, welcomed the establishment of a Board of Peace and authorized the establishment of a temporary International Stabilization Force. However, violence and the humanitarian crisis persist, even as large-scale displacement of Palestinians and settler violence destabilizes the West Bank.

Statements delivered:

• Mr. Ramiz Alakbarov, Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, United Nations Resident and Humanitarian (Rule 39)
• Observer State of Palestine (Other)
• Israel
• United States (Council Member)
• France (Council Member)
• Denmark (Council Member)
• Somalia (Council Member)
• Panama (Council Member)
• Greece (Council Member)
• Liberia (Council Member)
• Russian Federation (Council Member)
• United Kingdom (Council Member)
• Bahrain (Council Member)
• Colombia (Council Member)
• Latvia (Council Member)
• Pakistan (Council Member)
• China (Council Member)
• Democratic Republic of the Congo (Council Member - President)
• CEIRPP - His Excellency Mr. Coly Seck, Chair of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (Rule 39)
• Kazakhstan
• Republic of Korea
• Jordan
• Egypt
• Switzerland
• Brazil
• Indonesia
• Qatar

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UN Meetings Coverage

S/PV.10203