Following the envoy's appearance, the Security Council scheduled a meeting for October to discuss concrete steps to be taken against Israel over its building in the settlements.
The U.N. legal department has “demanded” the release of a 38-year-old engineer with one of its programs, but Israel will turn down the request, its U.N. ambassador said.
An engineer for a United Nations agency told investigators that other Palestinians employed by aid organizations are working for Hamas, according to Israel's Shin Bet security service.