MIDDLE EAST LIVE: Security Council meets on Gaza crisis as starvation threat grows

The Security Council will meet on Tuesday to discuss the situation in the Middle East, with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot presiding. The UN Secretary-General is expected to brief ambassadors as the humanitarian crisis in Gaza deepens, with reports from the UN Palestine refugee relief agency (UNRWA) this morning that children are « going to bed starving » amid the two-month Israeli aid blockade and continuing bombardment. App users can follow coverage here.