Participating countries are also expected to discuss ways to prevent future hostage crises.

The recent UN resolution was met with intense criticism from US and Israeli officials.

Israel canceled its delegation to Washington after the US abstained from rather than vetoed a UN Security Council ceasefire resolution.

The resolution appears to leave it open to interpretation whether the ceasefire and the release of Israeli hostages are connected.

Washington previously vetoed a Russian amendment to a resolution that would have demanded a ceasefire.

Hisham al-Said is one of two Israeli civilians being held captive by the terror group.

The delegation acknowledged the threat posed to Israel by the Hezbollah terror group, noting the important work that the IDF has done to neutralize the tunnels.

Israel's UN envoy urges Security Council to condemn the deadly rocket attacks on innocent civilians and to designate Hamas as a terrorist organization.

The US vetoed a UNSC resolution that would harm Israel's security as member countries refused to condemn Hamas for their attacks on the Jewish state. 

'It is outrageous for the Security Council to fail to condemn Hamas rocket attacks against Israeli civilians,' Ambassador Haley told the UNSC.

'We are the descendants of the Canaanites that lived in the land of Palestine 5,000 years ago and continuously remained there to this day,' claimed Abbas improbably at the UN.

Ambassadors Danon and Haley called on the UN to take a strong stance against Iran and enforce its own resolutions against the Islamic Republic. 

A victim of a terror attack that left him blind told the UN that anyone "who believes in the value of human life" should fight to stop Palestinian government salaries to terrorists.

Haley stressed that the US will not 'turn a blind eye' to Iran's violations of the nuclear deal.

Haley has called on the UN Security Council to take action against the Hamas terror group and, in a resolution, designate it a terrorist organization.

Danon called for the UNSC to address the issue of the PA's payments to convicted Palestinian terrorists serving time in Israeli prisons.

Ambassador Haley called on the UNSC to steer away from its Israel bashing and address the real threat in the region -Iran.

The UN denounced Israel for its plans to build in Judea and Samaria, but did not say a word about Palestinian terrorism.

The Senate is considering further sanctions on Iran because of its military belligerence. We must support this initiative.

Haley slammed the UN for its 'breathtaking double standards,' vowing to fight the bias against Israel.

Michael Flynn led Trump’s transition team in a vigorous attempt to block an anti-Israel UN resolution that was supported by Barack Obama.

The US stood beside Israel and blocked the appointment of a Palestinian leader to a senior UN post.

Israel and the US are working together to alter the UN's anti-Israel stance and to curb the anti-Israel operations conducted by multiple UN bodies.

"We cannot allow Iranian aggression to go unanswered,” said Netanyahu of Iran's latest illegal missile test.

If implemented, the UNSC's anti-Israel resolution could have far-reaching, devastating effects on multiple levels in the Israeli capital.

We must push our representatives to oppose unilateral actions that threaten Israel's security.

Ambassador-designate Haley expressed outstanding support for Israel during her confirmation hearing at the Senate's Foreign Relations Committee.

The resolution you adopted against Israel provided inspiration for terror, Israel's ambassador told the UN Security Council.

Israel's ambassador to the UN slammed Sunday’s Paris conference on the diplomatic process between Israel and the Palestinians.

Trump has called on the UK to defend Israel at the UNSC if another anti-Israel resolution is presented, knowing he cannot rely on the Obama administration to do the same.

Senators Cruz and Graham introduced a bill calling to cut US funding to the UN until it repeals the recent anti-Israel resolution.

Anti-Israel elements are gathering in Paris in another attempt to ambush Israel and pressure it into concessions to the Palestinians, supposedly in a move towards peace.

The House overwhelmingly approved a bipartisan measure that rebukes the UN for criticizing Israel's presence in Judea and Samaria. Now its the Senate's turn.

Israel has cut funding to UN bodies that operate against the Jewish state.

Diamond and Silk ask if Kerry is slipping on all that Heinz ketchup.

The Palestinians, buoyed by the anti-Israel UN Resolution, are more belligerent, confrontational and defiant than ever.

Even Democrats disagree with the Obama administration's policies on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, enraged by the betrayal of Israel.

Trump assailed the UN for its focus on Israel, while it ignores the world's real troubles.

Israel fears that Obama will strike diplomatically again, and is taking measures to counter the attack and ensure that other countries don’t follow suit.