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Late night wrap

14 April 2024 23:44 BST

Hello MEE readers, 

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday warned members not to further escalate tensions with reprisals against Iran, while the United States warned the Security Council it would work to hold Tehran accountable at the UN. 

Guterres, speaking to a meeting of the UN Security Council, told member states that the UN charter bars the use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state as he also condemned Iran's attack on Israel.

"The Middle East is on the brink. The people of the region are confronting a real danger of a devastating full-scale conflict. Now is the time to defuse and de-escalate," Guterres told the meeting, which was called after Iran's attack.

Meanwhile, Thousands of Palestinians flooded the coast road north after hearing that some people had managed to cross a closed checkpoint towards Gaza City, despite Israel denying it was open.

Other updates from Sunday include: 

  • The Israeli military will be calling up two reserve divisions for operations in Gaza.

  • Israeli forces shot and injured seven Palestinians in two incidents near the West Bank city of Ramallah.

  • Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei posted to X: "Jerusalem will be in the hands of the Muslims, and the Muslim world will celebrate the liberation of Palestine".

  • The French military carried out interception missions during Iran's attack on Israel, French Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Sejourne said.

  • Jordan's foreign minister Ayman Safadi said his country had summoned the Iranian ambassador to protest against Iranian comments that were an interference in the kingdom's internal affairs.

  • Israeli settlers were filmed lighting a car on fire in the West Bank village of Deir Dibwan while soldiers stood by. The video was filmed by a private security camera in the car's parking garage and shared widely over social media.