un chief calls for averting all-out war in lebanon
2024-10-03
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xinhua news agency, united nations, october 2 (reporter pan yunzhao) the united nations security council held an emergency meeting on the 2nd on the situation in the middle east. united nations secretary-general guterres said that the situation in lebanon is worrying and it is absolutely necessary to avoid the outbreak of a full-scale war, otherwise it will have far-reaching and devastating consequences.
guterres said that since october last year, the scope, depth and intensity of exchanges in the "blue line" area on the lebanese-israeli border have expanded. the situation in lebanon has gotten worse since he briefed the security council a week ago. lebanese hezbollah and other non-state armed groups engage in almost daily exchanges of fire with the israel defense forces, repeatedly violating security council resolution 1701.
guterres said that since october last year, the lebanese-israeli conflict has killed more than 1,700 people in lebanon, more than 346,000 people have been confirmed to be displaced, and about 128,000 people have crossed into syria. in israel, hezbollah’s attacks on israel killed 49 people and displaced more than 60,000 people.
guterres expressed "strong condemnation" of iran's large-scale missile attack on israel on the 1st. he said these attacks did nothing to help the cause of the palestinian people or alleviate their suffering.
guterres emphasized that recent developments show that it is time to cease hostilities in lebanon, take concrete actions to fully implement security council resolutions 1559 and 1701, and pave the way for diplomatic efforts to achieve lasting peace. he also called for an immediate ceasefire in the gaza strip, the immediate and unconditional release of all detainees, the provision of effective humanitarian assistance to palestinians in the gaza strip, and the "irreversible" advancement of the "two-state solution." (over)
