As the Palestinians mourned their dead, the United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting on Gaza. Strong comments came from world diplomats. But what about a resolution? CGTN's Liling Tan reports from the UN in New York.

This emergency Security Council meeting amplified the disconnect we saw on Monday, when images of celebrations around the opening of the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem were juxtaposed against scenes of deadly clashes on the Gaza-Israel border. That same disconnect pervaded the Security Council on Tuesday.

RIYAD MANSOUR PALESTINIAN AMBASSADOR TO THE UN "What would your countries do Would they accept that the Security Council remain paralyzed, doing nothing in the face of these crimes and massacres which are organized by the cowardly Israeli occupation authority, which is hiding in the hills some one kilometer away from the civilians in Gaza."

The divide again pit Israel and the U.S. against the rest of the Security Council, with U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley saying those who suggest the bloodshed were tied to the opening of the embassy in Jerusalem were sorely mistaken.

NIKKI HALEY US AMBASSADOR TO THE UN "Let's remember that the Hamas terrorist organization has been inciting violence for years, long before the United States decided to move our embassy. No country in this chamber would act with more restraint than Israel has."

DANNY DANON ISRAELI AMBASSADOR TO THE UN "First, they incite people to violence. Then they place as many civilians as possible, including women and children in the line of fire to maximize civilian casualties. Then, they blame Israel, and then they come here to complain to the UN."

Other Security Council members decried the Gaza violence, and questioned the Israeli response. China expressed serious concern about Israel's use of force, and stressed that the final status of Jerusalem should be settled through negotiations, while the U.K. delivered a unified message on behalf of European Union members on the Security Council.

KAREN PIERCE UK AMBASSADOR TO THE UN "While recognizing the right to protect its borders, we expect Israel to respect the fundamental right to peaceful protest and the principle of proportionality in the use of force when defending its legitimate security interests." 

LILING TAN NEW YORK "The US had reportedly earlier blocked a Security Council draft statement calling for an investigation into the Gaza violence, as it had done with a similar resolution in April. Along with its controversial decision to relocate its embassy to Jerusalem, the growing concern here is that the U.S. has become a bigger part of the problem, rather than the solution. Liling Tan, CGTN, New York."