UN Security Council ambassadors arrive in Egypt to visit the Rafah border crossing in Gaza 

The informal one-day trip is being organised by the United Arab Emirates and Egypt and comes just days after the US vetoed a Security Council resolution for a ceasefire, and the humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate. The US and France did not send any representatives.

"There is no justification to turning a blind eye to the pain and suffering inflicted on the Palestinian people in Gaza," an Egyptian foreign ministry official told the envoys during a briefing following their arrival that the AFP reported. 

Lana Nusseibeh, the UAE's envoy to the Security Council, said the visit aims to help council ambassadors "understand not only the suffering and destruction experienced by the people of Gaza but also their hope and their strength".