UN chief calls strikes on Beirut, Tehran 'dangerous escalation'

July 31, 2024 / 9:31 PM

Sharjah 24 – AFP: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday denounced strikes on Beirut and Tehran as a "dangerous escalation," after Israel targeted a top “Hezbollah” commander in Lebanon and “Hamas” said its political chief was killed in Iran.

"The scretary-general believes that the attacks we have seen in South Beirut and Tehran represent a dangerous escalation at a moment in which all efforts should instead be leading to a ceasefire in Gaza" and "the release of all Israeli hostages," spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in a statement.