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xinhua news agency, beijing, september 25 (xinhua) - the conflict between israel and hezbollah in lebanon continued on september 24, and the international community is generally worried that the conflict will escalate into a full-scale war. the secretary-general of the united nations and the president of iran called on lebanon not to become "another gaza".

on september 23, in the southern lebanese city of sidon, some lebanese residents fled their homes by car and moved to safe areas. xinhua news agency (photo by ali hashishao)

israel gives no respite

israel and hezbollah in lebanon continued to exchange fire on the 24th. the israeli army launched air strikes in many places in lebanon, while hezbollah attacked several military facilities in northern israel.

israeli military spokesman avichai adlaei said on social media on the 24th: "in the past few hours, (israeli) fighter jets have bombed hezbollah targets in southern lebanon, including missile launchers, military buildings and weapons storage facilities."

israeli chief of staff hezi halevi said on the 24th that the current situation requires the israeli army to "continue to carry out intensive operations on all battlefields" and not give hezbollah in lebanon a chance to breathe, and will increase the intensity of air strikes.

this is a photo taken in marjayoun, lebanon on september 23 showing the billowing smoke caused by the israeli airstrike on the lebanese-israeli border area. xinhua news agency (photo by ali hashishao)

hezbollah said it attacked several israeli military targets throughout the night, including launching fadi rockets to hit an explosives factory about 60 kilometers deep into israeli territory and three attacks on megiddo airport near the town of afula in northern israel.

after the current round of the israeli-palestinian conflict broke out in october last year, hezbollah in lebanon continued to engage in firefights with israeli forces in the lebanese-israeli border area in support of the palestinian islamic resistance movement (hamas). with israel announcing that it would shift its military focus to the northern border and lebanon accusing israel of a related explosion in communications equipment, the situation between israel and lebanon has suddenly heated up.

on september 23, israel's air defense system launched an interception in northern israel. xinhua news agency (photo by jamal awad)

lebanon casualties increase

the lebanese ministry of health updated the casualties caused by the israeli air strikes on the 24th. the israeli air strikes on the 23rd have killed 558 people in lebanon, including 50 children and 94 women.

lebanese health minister firas abyad told reporters that since the 23rd, a total of 1,835 lebanese people have been injured and the wounded have been transferred to 54 hospitals. the israeli airstrike killed four nurses and injured 16 other nurses and firefighters.

lebanon's square tv reported on the 24th that hadi said, a reporter working for the tv station, was injured in an israeli air strike on southern lebanon on the 23rd and died on the 24th.

on september 23, in the southern lebanese city of sidon, children were transferred to a safe area by vehicles. photo by ali hashishao, xinhua news agency

according to the website of rafic hariri international airport in beirut, the capital of lebanon, more than 30 international flights were canceled on the 24th.

an official of the world health organization in lebanon told reuters that many hospitals in lebanon are filled with wounded people. matthew saltmarsh, spokesman for the united nations high commissioner for refugees, said that tens of thousands of people in lebanon have been displaced and the number will continue to increase. "the situation is very worrying."

many parties are worried about the worsening situation

the international community is concerned that the lebanese-israeli conflict is sliding into a full-scale war, and many parties have warned that an escalation of the conflict would have serious consequences.

on september 24, at the united nations headquarters in new york, un secretary-general guterres delivered a speech at the opening ceremony of the general debate of the 79th un general assembly. photo by xinhua news agency reporter li rui

un secretary-general antonio guterres said in his speech at the general debate of the un general assembly on the 24th that the escalation of the situation in lebanon and israel is "shocking" and lebanon is on the brink of crisis. the lebanese people, the israeli people and the people of the world cannot accept lebanon becoming "another gaza strip."

russian presidential press secretary dmitry peskov said on the 24th that israel's air strikes on lebanon are "extremely dangerous" and may lead to the expansion of the conflict and completely undermine the stability of the middle east.

iranian president masoud pezerhiziyan expressed support for lebanon in an interview with cnn on the 24th, calling on the international community not to let lebanon become "another gaza strip." he said hezbollah cannot fight alone against a country that is defended and supported by the united states and other western countries.

on september 22, firefighters were extinguishing a fire at the scene of the attack in the northern israeli town of bialik. xinhua news agency/gini photo agency

pezerhiziyan said during a meeting at the united nations headquarters in new york the day before that if a larger-scale war breaks out in the middle east, it will not be good for the whole world. iran has no intention of going to war with israel, and it is israel that is trying to create a larger conflict.

iran called on the un security council to "take immediate action". iranian foreign minister seyed abbas araghchi wrote on social media on the 23rd: "iran will not stand idly by. we stand with the lebanese and palestinian people."

foreign ministers of the group of seven countries issued a statement after a side meeting of the united nations general assembly, warning that the middle east faces the risk of being dragged into a wider conflict, which is not beneficial to any country. (bao xuelin)