The US recognition is a dangerous precedent. Jerusalem is a city under occupation and it is not permissible legally to take any action.

Amr Abdellatif Aboulatta,

Egypt’s UN Ambassador

Traditional US allies in the Security Council, including Britain, France, Sweden, Italy and Japan, criticised Trump’s decision, all insisting that Jerusalem’s status must remain unresolved until final Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.

In a joint statement, ambassadors from France, Italy, Germany, Sweden and Britain disagreed with Trump’s decision, saying “it is not in line with Security Council resolutions and is unhelpful in terms of prospects for peace in the region”.

France’s UN Ambassador Francois Delattre expressed regret at the US decision, citing legal grounds, its impact on efforts to reach a two-state solution, and the potential escalation of violence.

He said the United States must explain how Trump’s action aligns with the legal foundation “on which all peace efforts are based”.

Egypt’s Ambassador to the United Nations Amr Abdellatif Aboulatta called the US recognition “a dangerous precedent”, saying that “Jerusalem is a city under occupation and it is not permissible legally to take any action”.

The statement from the five ambassadors, echoing many speakers, called for calm “given the volatile situation on the ground”.

The UN’s Mideast envoy Nikolay Mladenov, who briefed the council, called for urgent international efforts to advance IsraeliPalestinian peace, warning that if the conflict isn’t resolved “it risks being engulfed in the vortex of religious radicalism throughout the Middle East”.

He said there is a risk of escalating violence following Trump’s decision and “a serious risk” of “a chain of unilateral actions” that would push the goal of peace further away.

Bolivia’s UN Ambassador Sasha