Live Updates: US curbs diplomats' movements in Israel over Iran ultimatum

Friday, April 12, 2024

04:40 GMT — US curbs diplomats' movements in Israel over Iran ultimatum

The United States has restricted movements of diplomats in Israel over security fears, the embassy said, as concerns mount of Iranian retaliation over an Israeli strike on Tehran's consulate in Damascus that left seven Iranian dead.

"Out of an abundance of caution, US government employees and their family members are restricted from personal travel" outside the Tel Aviv, West Jerusalem and Be'er Sheva areas "until further notice," an embassy notice said.

The "imperative for Iran" to retaliate for the attack on its embassy compound in Damascus might have been avoided had the UN Security Council condemned the strike, Tehran's mission to the United Nations said on Thursday.

03:49 GMT — No Security Council 'consensus' on Palestinian UN membership: presidency

Members of the UN Security Council failed to reach a consensus on a bid by Palestinians for full UN membership, according to the body's chair.

"There was no consensus" during a closed-door meeting, said Maltese Ambassador Vanessa Frazier, who holds the council's rotating presidency for April.

03:00 GMT — Israelis protest against Netanyahu in Tel Aviv

Protesters have again taken to the streets in Tel Aviv to demonstrate against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government and call for the release of dozens of captives held in Gaza.

Demonstrators carried large photos of captives as well as signs with slogans, some in English and some in Hebrew.

For our live updates from Thursday, April 11, click here.