The attack in Jerusalem, which killed and wounded several Israelis, overshadowed much of the emergency meeting convened by the Security Council in New York at the request of the United Arab Emirates, France and China. Consider the aftermath of the Israeli assault on the Jenin camp where 10 Palestinians were killed.
It was not immediately clear whether the members of the Security Council would take a unanimous stance on developments or whether they would be content to express concern and call for restraint and de-escalation.
The United States was quick to condemn what it called “an apparent terrorist attack on a synagogue in Jerusalem.” “US officials are in contact with their Israeli counterparts,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Vedant Patel said, adding that he did not expect changes in Secretary of State Anthony Blinken’s upcoming visit to Israel next week.
