UPDATING LIVE: Rejection of two-State solution by Israeli leadership 'unacceptable', says Guterres
Top diplomats are debating the deepening crisis in the Gaza Strip and the whole Middle East in the UN Security Council, against the backdrop of Israel’s unrelenting military operation, mounting death toll and escalating global calls for an immediate ceasefire. The UN Secretary-General told ambassadors and foreign ministers during Tuesday's meeting that any refusal to accept a two-State solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict, "must be firmly rejected". Follow full live coverage here.