Ambassador Gilad Erdan ahead of the closed-door meeting of the 15-member Security Council meeting.
"The era of reasoning with these savages is over," he told reporters.
Ambassador Riyad Mansour told reporters ahead of the Security Council meeting.
Diplomats said it was unlikely the Security Council would issue a statement, which are agreed to by consensus.
Ambassador to the U.N. Robert Wood told reporters that it was not a priority for Washington at the moment.
Persons:
United Nations Gilad Erdan, Mike Segar, Gilad Erdan, Erdan, Egypt's, Riyad Mansour, Tor Wennesland, Robert Wood, Wood, Lana Nusseibeh, Michelle Nichols, Susan Heavey, Lisa Shumaker, Diane Craft, Mark Porter
Organizations:
United Nations, United Nations Security Council, REUTERS, . Security, Hamas, Security, U.N, Diplomats, U.S, Washington, United, United Arab Emirates U.N, Israel, Thomson
Locations:
U.N, New York City, U.S, Gaza, Israel, U.N ., United Arab, Saudi Arabia, Washington, Riyadh