INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
United States President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff will informally brief members of the United Nations Security Council
on Wednesday on Gaza and other regional issues, a United States administration official said.The briefing, to which a diplomatic source
said all 15 members of the Security Council have been invited, would take place at the United States mission to the United Nations, the
administration official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.Axios, which first reported the news, said Witkoff is expected to brief on
United States policy regarding the war in Gaza and nuclear talks with Iran
It said he was expected to focus primarily on Gaza and on a new aid mechanism proposed by Israel and the United States Israel has so far
given few details about the new mechanism
European leaders and aid groups have criticised Israel's plans to take over distribution of humanitarian aid in Gaza and use private
companies to get food to families after two months in which the military has prevented supplies entering the Strip.Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday an expanded offensive against Gaza would be "intensive," after his security cabinet approved plans that
may include seizing the Gaza Strip and controlling aid.(Source: Reuters)
This article first appeared/also appeared in Tehran Times
