The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday to discuss developments in Lebanon and Israel.

This was announced in a statement by the Permanent Representative of Switzerland, which assumed the presidency of the Security Council today.

The statement added that the meeting would be open and then closed for consultations among member states.

The meeting was requested by France, the statement said.

Iran has launched a rocket attack on the occupied Palestinian territories, according to the Iranian news agency IRNA.

Since September 23, Israel has launched the “fiercest and most widespread” assault on Lebanon since clashes with Hezbollah began nearly a year ago, leaving at least 1,073 people dead, including children and women, and 2,955 wounded as of Tuesday morning, according Lebanese government data.