UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres present stated that the conflict in the mediate East was getting out of control and could make into an even greater war. He besides called on the US and Israel to end this armed conflict, and Iran to halt attacks on another countries.
“My message to the US and Israel is: it’s time to end the war – people are suffering more and more, the number of civilian casualties is increasing, and the impact on the global economy is becoming more devastating,” said Guterres journalists at the UN office in fresh York.
– My message to Iran: halt attacking your neighbors," he added.
The UN Secretary-General stressed that it was time alternatively of fueling tensions to scope for diplomatic solutions.
– The conflict crossed the boundaries that even leaders considered impossible [...] The planet is facing a larger-scale war, an expanding wave of human suffering and a deepening global economical crisis. It went besides far," he said.
Guterres added that Hezbollah must halt attacking Israel, and this 1 – halt his military operation in Lebanon, which strikes first and foremost civilians. “Lebanon cannot become the second Gaza Strip,” the UN chief called.
APW, PAP
