The United Nations Security Council is scheduled to vote Friday on a Palestinian request for full U.N. membership, said diplomats, a move that Israel ally the United States is expected to block because it would effectively recognize a Palestinian state.
It is being projected that 13 of the 15 members of the Security Council could vote in favor of this resolution, and so Israel is counting on the Biden administration to veto it.
Israel is preparing to retaliate against Iran, and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is promising that even the "Slightest action" by Israel will provoke a "Painful response".
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has warned Israel it will face a "Painful response" if it takes the "Slightest action" in response to Iran's unprecedented drone and missile barrage against the Jewish state over the weekend.
Iran's first-ever direct attack on Israel on the night of Saturday-Sunday came in response to an April 1 air strike on Tehran's embassy compound in Damascus that has been widely blamed on Israel.
Iranian security chief Abolfazl Amouei last night warned that if Israel does respond then Tehran is "Prepared to use a weapon that we have never used".
During a visit to Israel, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said Wednesday that while Israel has clearly decided to retaliate against Iran, he and other diplomatic leaders hope Israel shows restraint in its action.
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