UN concerned about escalation in Lebanon; can become another Gaza

Paris. The Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), Antonio Guterres, warned yesterday of the risk that Lebanon could become another Gazafollowing the escalation of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah.

In an exclusive interview, Guterrez told CNN that the recent detonation of communication devices in Lebanon means that there is a potential for much stronger escalationwhich he fears could be a devastating tragedy for the world. What worries me is the possibility of transforming Lebanon into another Gazahe pointed out.

Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, UN representative in Lebanon, noted hours before that it will be a imminent catastrophe in the Middle East if this confrontation continues.”

Meanwhile, the chancellor of the European Union, Josep Borrell, expressed his extreme concern by the escalation in Lebanon and asked that actions be taken to avoid an open war. A ceasefire is urgent, both on the Blue Line (which has separated the Lebanese armed forces from those of Israel since 2000) and in Gaza. Civilians on both sides are paying a high pricehe said in a statement.

Along these same lines, the president of the United States, Joe Biden, assured that his administration would do everything possible to prevent a wider war from breaking out in the region. John Kirby, White House security spokesman, asserted that Washington is engaging in extended and quite assertive diplomacy.

The British chancellor, David Lammy, wrote in X: Our message to all parties is clear: we need an immediate ceasefire to reach a political solution.

Iran stated that the Israeli leadership will suffer the same fate than Saddam Hussein, the Iraqi president (1979-2003) who was executed by hanging after having ruled with an iron fist.

Egypt warned that the unjustified Israeli escalation against Lebanon could provoke catastrophic consequences in the region and immerse it in a total war.

How much more death must Israel, a terrorist state, sponsored by the United States, sow around itself so that the international community sanctions and stops its crimes? asked the president of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, on the social network It is complicity. What is the United Nations for?he questioned.

Israel unleashed its most widespread wave of airstrikes against Hezbollah, killing at least 100 people, as cross-border attacks between the two sides continue to rise. Via Graphic News