The United Nations Security Council will meet in New York later today, at the request of the United Kingdom and Switzerland, to discuss the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, Al Jazeera reports.

The move comes after Israeli forces opened fire on a “clearly marked UN humanitarian convoy” with the World Food Programme in the enclave.

The UK’s mission to the UN posted on X: “The UN has warned aid operations and staff in Gaza are at risk, at a time when a vaccine campaign is urgently needed to stop a polio outbreak.”