The UN Security Council on Wednesday discussed Israel's decision to end an international observer force in Hevron but faced resistance from the United States to any response, diplomats said, according to AFP.

Kuwait and Indonesia requested the closed-door meeting to raise concerns after Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu announced last week that he would not renew the mandate of the 64-member team, saying, "We will not allow the continued presence of an international force acting against us.”


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