UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting after Iran launches attack on Israel

The U.N. Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Sunday after Iran launched drone and missile attacks on Israel from its territory.

The meeting comes after Israel’s U.N. Ambassador Gilad Erdan sent an urgent letter to the President of the U.N. Security Council demanding the Council meet immediately, condemn Iran’s attack on Israel, and designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organization.

In his letter, Erdan said Iran’s attack was “in clear violation of the UN Charter and international law.”

“Iran has also publicly taken pride in the attack. The attack is a severe and dangerous escalation,” he said.

Iran had been threatening all week to attack Israel after an airstrike widely blamed on Israel destroyed Iran’s consulate in Syria, killing 12 people, including two elite Iranian generals.

By Sunday morning that attack appeared to have been largely ineffective. Israel said it intercepted the majority of missiles launched by Iran.