UN Secretary-General António Guterres has spoken out about recent events in the Middle East.
The words of the leader of the international organization are quoted by press secretary Stephane Dujarric.
The day before, a new round of escalation of the situation occurred in the Middle East, TASS reports.
There is a risk of a serious escalation that could plunge the region into a full-scale war.
First of all, we are talking about the murder of the head of the Hamas political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh.
According to Guterres, the operations that Israel carried out in Lebanon and Iran are capable of further destabilizing the situation in the Middle East. The UN Secretary-General condemns the killing of Haniyeh.
Guterres noted that Tel Aviv carried out the operations at a time when the international community is making every effort to establish a ceasefire.
The press secretary noted that the UN Secretary General has constantly called on the opposing sides to engage in constructive dialogue and exercise restraint.
But in these “difficult times,” restraint alone is no longer enough, the organization’s representative concluded.
