U.N. Security Council members were due to meet for a special session requested by Israel to demand action on the dozens of hostages held by militants in Gaza.

Members of the UN Security Council offered their sympathy to Israeli hostages after a video showing an emaciated captive was released by Hamas, but called on Israel to end its self-created humanitarian catastrophe and allow more aid to enter the besieged territory.

Foreign minister says he called special UN session to 'put an end to the phenomena of kidnapping civilians,' calls out Western media for 'unbalanced and twisted anti-Israel agenda'