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china news service, united nations, october 1 (reporter wang fan) united nations secretary-general guterres issued a statement through the spokesperson's office on october 1, emphasizing that a full-scale war must be avoided at all costs in lebanon.

in his statement, guterres expressed extreme concern about the escalation of the conflict between lebanon and israel. he called on all parties to immediately cease fire and stressed that lebanon's sovereignty and territorial integrity must be respected.

the statement said that guterres had a conversation with lebanese prime minister mikati earlier in the day. guterres told mikati that the entire united nations system in lebanon has been mobilized and will help all those in need in the country. guterres called on the international community to urgently support the united nations' $426 million humanitarian appeal launched in beirut.

the statement also said that guterres will continue to be in contact with relevant parties and that his local representatives will continue to work to de-escalate the situation.

according to reports, after the explosion of communication equipment in lebanon on september 17 this year, the conflict between lebanon and israel suddenly escalated. lebanese hezbollah launches attacks in northern israel from time to time, and israel retaliates with attacks in many places in lebanon. earlier, an israeli airstrike killed nasrallah, the general secretary of hezbollah. from september 30 to october 1, lebanese hezbollah once again launched missiles into northern israel, and the israeli army launched multiple air strikes on the southern suburbs of beirut, the capital of lebanon. the united nations stated that it has learned that the israeli military will carry out a "limited ground invasion" plan for lebanon. (over)