Cairo: Arab League chief Amr Mussa accused the UN Security Council today of "ignoring" Israel's onslaught on Gaza, saying the delay in agreeing a resolution is proof of failure to handle the conflict.

Arab regimes cannot put pressure on Israel whereas the Security Council could pressure the Jewish state into ending its eight-day bombardment of Gaza, he said.

A delegation of Arab foreign ministers is expected to leave for the UN's headquarters in New York tomorrow evening, he said.

"The continuation of... The international community and the Security Council ignoring this situation is a very dangerous thing," he told reporters at a press conference in the pan-Arab organization's Cairo headquarters.

"We see that its not convening is a clear proof of failure in dealing with this huge crisis and allowing Israel an opportunity," he said.

At least 460 Palestinians have died in Israeli air strikes and naval bombardment of the impoverished coastal strip since Israel launched its campaign.

The US, a close ally of Israel and one of five countries with veto power in the Security Council, has said it would reject a Libyan draft resolution that called on both sides to abide by a ceasefire because it did not explicitly mention Hamas rocket attacks.
Source : PTI